Types of Breast Cancer

There are many types of breast cancer, but two are more common in most women. They generally are named after the parts in the breast in which they start occurring. The first is ductal carcinoma and the second is lobular carcinoma. Those two are the most common types, and they appear in the breast’s milk ducts or the milk-producing glands.

In situ breast cancer or a noninvasive breast cancer is a type which the cells have remained within the place of the origin and have no spread around the breast tissue. Ductal carcinoma is a common type of noninvasive breast cancer as it keeps confined within the lining of the milk ducts.

Invasive breast cancers are ones which spread outside the membranes which line the lobule, or the ducts, and start to invade the surrounding areas. They travel to other parts in the body which are more commonly known as lymph nodes. Invasive ductal carcinoma consists of nearly 70% of breast cancers. The lining of the milk ducts eventually get thin and break; the cancer spreads through the wall and starts to apply itself to the breast tissue.

The cells may keep near the site of origin, but they still spread through out the body by using a woman’s blood stream. Invasive lobular carcinoma is less common but it invades in a similar way as it starts in the milk producing lobules then starts to break into the surrounding tissue, but they can also have the same type of spreading on different parts of a woman’s body. This type of cancer does not necessarily provide lumps, but thickens an area in general. The most aggressive types of breast cancer is inflammatory as it starts form sheets and nests instead of lumps underneath the soft tissues of the breast. It can easily be treated with chemotherapy and with some surgery later on. If caught early it is manageable and the survival rates are increasing.

The least common type of cancer is the cancer of the nipple, which is called Paget’s disease. It starts to look like a skin rash or rough skin around the nipple, which some people may consider as eczema, but those are just the minor signs of cancer being under the surface of the skin. The best way to treat this type of cancer is mastectomy, since it is around the nipple and milk ducts.

Syzygium Cumini Information – Uses and Benefits

Syzygium cumini or the jambolan is a fast growing tree which does well in a very wide variety of climatic conditions and is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates. It can grow in a variety of soils (loam, marl, sandy, calcareous etc.). It develops best in areas with heavy rainfall and is usually found in areas receiving 900 – 5000 mm of rain in India. Syzygium cumini is useful as a fruit producer, an ornamental tree and for its timber and has been introduced in many different regions. Growth of the Syzygium cumini excludes other species as it forms a dense cover and this property has caused it to be invasive in Hawaii, Cook Islands, and French Polynesia where it prevents re-establishment of native lowland forests. Herbicides are being employed in Hawaii in an effort to control its spread.

Syzygium Cumini HerbTarts, sauces and jams are made out of the jambolan fruit and it can also be eaten raw. Good quality jambolan juice can make excellent sherbet, syrup and squash. A wine, which is like Port, can be made out of the fruit. In Goa and the Philippines, jambolans are an important source of wine. Distilled liquors, brandy and “jambava” can also be made from the fermented fruit. Furthermore it the fruit can also be used to make vinegar.

Syzygium CuminiOne of the most important uses of the Syzygium cumini is in apiculture (beekeeping for honey) as the flowers have abundant nectar and the honey produced is of very good quality. The leaves can be used as food for tasser silkworms in India and as feed for livestock. The distilled leaves yield an essential oil which is used to scent soaps and is blended with other chemicals to make inexpensive perfumes.

Jambolan bark extracts yield brown dyes of various shades and is used in tanning leather and preserving fishing nets due to its high tannin content (19%). The kiln dried heartwood is hard and difficult to work but can be polished very nicely. It is commonly used for beams rafters, posts, bridges, oars, boats and many other applications. The wood is resistant to termites and water.

Syzygium CuminiThe fruit has antistringent, stomachic, carminative, antiscorbutic and diuretic properties and the leaves and fruit are used in various forms to make natural treatments for a very wide variety of problems like diarrhea, diabetes, ringworms and many more.

Syzygium cumini is venerated by Buddhists and is commonly found near Hindu temples because it is considered to be sacred to Krishna.