| No matter what type of cancer is involved after | | | | medical condition - the easier it is for you to |
| receiving a prognosis from your doctor, the fact | | | | relate to what is going on around you. |
| is - cancer is cancer, a disease feared by millions | | | | One type of breast cancer is Ductal carcinoma in |
| of people. Regardless of modern medicine - fear | | | | situ (DCIS) which in medical terms is more notably |
| will still prevail for those who have been diagnosed. | | | | known as a type of cancer which is where the |
| However, times have changed in the way cancer | | | | earliest possible clinical diagnosis of breast cancer |
| is treated. With today`s modern technology and | | | | can be cited. Women who have contracted this |
| new found surgical developments etc, different | | | | type of cancer will most probally have been |
| cancers are successfully stabilized or even cured.. | | | | diagnosed following a breast screening session |
| One of the most important issues in helping you | | | | (mammography) |
| your self and your medical practioner to remedy | | | | If ductal carcinoma in situ is left untreated, then |
| the disease is, to catch whatever type of cancer | | | | figures show that about 30 percent of affected |
| it is - in its early stage. Chances of survival | | | | women can develop invasive breast cancer, this |
| increase and better the odds in favour of the | | | | on average nearly always occurs ten years from |
| patient - due to early detection. | | | | the first initial diagnosis. |
| Some women who have been diagnosed as to | | | | DCIS is recognized in the medical world as to |
| having breast cancer - somehow manage and find | | | | being a pre-cancerous or early-stage growth of |
| a way to cope. However: to be on the receiving | | | | abnormal cells in the ducts of the breast. In the |
| end of a prognosis as such - can have a | | | | past, ductal carcinoma in situ was uncommon - so |
| devastating affect on a woman, who unlike the | | | | theredore not much thought was given to defining |
| minute few, may find it difficult to accept. | | | | its optimal treatment. Ductal carcinoma in situ is |
| Different types of cancers are curable. | | | | curable and can be cured. Cancer is without doubt |
| For appropriate treatment to be carried out or | | | | a life threatening condition (depending what type) |
| medication administered, then determining what | | | | but if the disease is caught early and treatment is |
| type of breast cancer is present in the patient is | | | | given or surgery performed to prevent the |
| very important. Diagnosing breast cancer and its | | | | cancer from spreading - then the threat of losing |
| type will begin in the doctors' surgery, where your | | | | your life is put on hold. It is important to catch |
| physician will send a tissue sample away (biopsy) | | | | the disease as early as possible. If you notice any |
| to the lab for analysis. The result of the test will | | | | unusual sightings in or around the breast, like a |
| determine if you have breast cancer and what | | | | lump or a change in shape or size following a self |
| type. | | | | breast examination, then consult your doctor. |
| Self examination of the breasts should be a top | | | | Do not worry at this stage because you may |
| priority listing in any female diary. Few women are | | | | cause your self unessecary upset over nothing. |
| aware - that most common types of breast | | | | Ask your doctor for more information on |
| cancer start off in - either of the breast's milk | | | | mammography screening |
| ducts (ductal carcinoma) or lobules (lobular | | | | Breast cancer is a disease that many women fall |
| carcinoma). The point of origin is resolved by the | | | | victim too because of stories they hear of fate |
| microscopic appearance of the cancer cells from | | | | and gloom. Because of this - some women |
| a biopsy. | | | | choose to ignore all the warning signs, hence |
| Medical pronunciation of different words relating to | | | | giving the cancer time to spread. Well believe it or |
| disease or illnesses can be hard at times to | | | | not thousands of women live to tell the tale on |
| understand - so if you are in doubt at any time, | | | | how they beat their battle with cancer. Stories |
| then make sure to ask your doctor to explain. | | | | can and do have happy endings. |
| The better understanding you have on your | | | | |