| Cells growing in a body and that captures a group | | | | have reasons to believe that hormonal and |
| of disease and increased out of control is called | | | | genetic factors are breast cancer's major risk |
| cancer. An original body part is named after | | | | factors. Doctors from all over the world |
| cancer thus; breast cancer refers to the | | | | implemented and developed staging systems to |
| unpredictable growth and multiplication of cells that | | | | mark the extent of a specific cancer spread so |
| begins in the breast tissue. The group of cells that | | | | that necessary treatment options can be made |
| move in great speed may form a mass of extra | | | | prior to doctor's decision. The treatments for |
| tissue better known as tumors. Tumors are | | | | breast cancer take into consideration upon all |
| difficult to predict. It can either be very dangerous | | | | factors including those that has spread to other |
| or not malignant. Harmful tumors enter and kill | | | | part of the body. The available options for |
| healthy body tissues. There is also a great risk of | | | | treatment includes surgery to remove the cancer |
| the cells within a tumor to separate itself and | | | | alone, hormonal or radiation therapy as well as |
| spread to various parts of a body. | | | | chemotherapy. |
| Breast cancer has been the most common | | | | The fatal rate has since reduced by almost |
| reason of cancer in women followed by the | | | | twenty percent over the past 10 years with |
| second most common reason of cancer death in | | | | many improvements conducted in diagnosis, |
| women in the world. Breast cancers are | | | | treatment as well as screening and ongoing |
| determined by an unusual activity seen on a | | | | research is still being put into practice for a more |
| mammogram, a mass or consistency changes of | | | | advanced treatment and screening programs. The |
| the breast tissue and all these indications served | | | | American Cancer Society has reported an |
| as a warning sign of this deadly disease. Breast | | | | estimation of one hundred and seventy thousand |
| cancer awareness has since played an effective | | | | American women being diagnosed with breast |
| role towards educating the women today of the | | | | cancer every year but fortunately, early |
| risk of breast cancer and ways to prevent it | | | | detection with advanced treatments will definitely |
| from happening. The increased number of women | | | | bring down the number of death in women with |
| taking up the mammogram screening leads to an | | | | breast cancer. The American Cancer Society has |
| early detection of cancer has help tremendously | | | | also urge women between the ages of 35 and 40 |
| towards increasing the rate of survival among | | | | years to have a standard mammogram schedule |
| women. | | | | while women between 40 and 50 years old are |
| Breast cancers however are most common | | | | advised to go for screening once in every two to |
| towards women in their forties and fifties. | | | | three years. Women above 50 years of age |
| Research and studies has given many information | | | | should go for screening at least once a year. |
| related to the cause of breast cancer and doctors | | | | |