| The female breasts are a very important part of | | | | or in their family. |
| the female body. Their proper health needs to be | | | | Breast cancer does not really develop if the |
| maintained. An inability to do so may result in | | | | women are exposed to risk factors that are |
| breast related diseases. There are various other | | | | already known. In spite of not knowing the risk |
| conditions that can affect the female breasts. Due | | | | factors women can fall prey to breast cancer. A |
| to this, care has to be taken and certain tips | | | | major portion of women who have breast cancer |
| should be followed for healthy breasts. Diseases | | | | have not really had any exposure to the existing |
| that affect the breast include benign fibrocystic | | | | risk factors. This implies that each and every |
| breasts as well as breast cancer. | | | | woman has equal chances of developing breast |
| Some information about one particular disease | | | | cancer. Unfortunately, breast cancer is not a |
| that affects the female breasts is given. | | | | disease that can be prevented completely. A drug |
| Knowledge about the cause and treatment of | | | | called Tamoxifen can reduce the chances of |
| breast cancer is inadequate. Breast cancer can | | | | suffering from breast cancer. But complete |
| develop irrespective of the age group. Breast | | | | prevention is not possible. The cause of breast |
| cancer need not necessarily run in families. Breast | | | | cancer is still not known. The only method of living |
| cancer can happen to any women. But if there | | | | through breast cancer is to detect it early and |
| are cases of breast cancer within the family then | | | | get it treated. |
| chances increase considerably. So, it is better to | | | | Breastfeeding can reduce the chances of |
| get a check up done regularly. Usually, people | | | | occurrence of breast cancer in the |
| think that breast cancer occurs due to the | | | | perimenopausal stage. Studies have been |
| presence of a gene that has been mutated. This | | | | conducted to find out if hormone replacement can |
| mutated gene could be BRCA1 or even BRCA2. | | | | be done in order to reduce the chances of breast |
| The absence of this gene doesn't imply that | | | | cancer. In spite of tremendous research in the |
| breast cancer will not occur. About ninety percent | | | | field of breast cancer, its causative factors are |
| of women who are detected with breast cancer | | | | relatively unknown. Proper care of breasts should |
| do not have this particular mutated gene in them | | | | be taken to maintain good health. |