Breast cancer dose not happen all of the sudden, it takes certain time and condition to develop and grow. All these conditions are provided by the human themselves. As he doe not pay proper attention to the disease or do not even bother to examine breast, he is actually giving time to the breast cancer to grow. Risk factors of breast cancer are categorized into four types. These four broad types are
Personal and family factors
Age and gender are the most common risks associated with the breast cancer. Breast cancer is reported to be developed by females more than males. However women at the younger age are not seen to have breast cancer. The probability of breast cancer increases as the women cross the age limit of 30 years. However, there are situations where women at an early stage can have breast cancer.
Personal history of breast or any other type of cancer increases the chances if breast cancer. Women who have been getting hormonal treatment for birth control or other hormone or other hormone replacement treatments are most likely to have breast cancer. Also the women having menstrual periods at early time in life or at an older age is susceptible to breast cancer.
Breast cancer can also be inherited, for that matter first degree relatives take huge importance. For instance, if a woman has her mother or sister affected by breast cancer, she is most likely to have breast cancer. Second degree relatives (grandfathers and aunties) can also provide the risk of breast cancer.
Lifestyle
Smoking and alcohol acts as catalyst for breast cancer. Women who are smoker or consume alcohol as well have chances to develop breast cancer. Also women having no children or having their first child after 30 years of her age are vulnerable to the risk of breast cancer. With the same time women using birth control with higher level of estrogens can easily develop breast cancer, if they use oral contraceptive for a longer period of time.
Obesity resulted due to the consumption of fast increases the risk of breast cancer. Physical inactivity tends to increase the risk of breast cancer.
Environmental factors
Women who are exposed to chemicals e-g working on chemical factories and farm houses have greater tendency to develop breast cancer. Also environment of certain countries support the breast cancer to grow. For instance, Asian women are less likely to have breast cancer than women in United States.
Senin, 05 Juli 2010
Breast Cancer Detection
Blood cancer can be detected easily; however that demands a careful and consistent examination of the breast. The simple method is the self examination of the breast, it doest not require much but the time.
To self examine your breast in order to detect the presence of breast cancer, lay down on a horizontal surface with your right hand under your head. Now press your right breast with the help of middle fingers of your left hand upside down. Three different pressure levels are used to feel any abnormality in the breast cells.
First press the press with light pressure to feel the tissue closest to the skin, think make second stroke bit harder to feel the tissues little deeper and make the last stroke stronger enough to feel the tissue closest to the chest and ribs.
Breast cancer affects the appearances of the breast also, for that matter put your hands down on hips firmly while standing in front of mirror. Now look at your breast to feel any change in shape, size, dimpling or redness of the nipple or rest of breast.
Also examine you underarm tissues for any abnormality, in case of abnormal appearance consult your doctor about it. However there are two basic methods that help to patients to detect the breast cancer.
Mammograms
Mammogram is an x-ray of the breast which is used to confirm the existence of breast cancer in women. Patients who discover abnormalities by self examining or the clinical examination of the breast are recommended to have their mammograms.
In mammograms, tissues of the breast are examined by pressing them between two plates. The result is obtained on a black and white sheet or film, which is examined to ensure the presence of the cancer cells. However, mammogram can only prove that there is an abnormality in the breast tissues, this can be another thing than breast cancer. Some tissues of the breast have to be removed and examined to further verify the nature of abnormality.
Magnetic resonance imaging
Women with high risk for breast cancer are recommended to have their MRI along with the mammogram. MRI produces more detailed result in the form of cross-sectional image. For that matter a contrast material is injected into the arm or vein carrying blood to the breast. Using contrast material increases the ability of MRI to produce detail image of the breast tissues.
However mammograms produce better result than MRI. Magnetic resonance imagining misses out most of the things that mammograms would not. Therefore mammogram is most preferred and used method among breast detection methods.
To self examine your breast in order to detect the presence of breast cancer, lay down on a horizontal surface with your right hand under your head. Now press your right breast with the help of middle fingers of your left hand upside down. Three different pressure levels are used to feel any abnormality in the breast cells.
First press the press with light pressure to feel the tissue closest to the skin, think make second stroke bit harder to feel the tissues little deeper and make the last stroke stronger enough to feel the tissue closest to the chest and ribs.
Breast cancer affects the appearances of the breast also, for that matter put your hands down on hips firmly while standing in front of mirror. Now look at your breast to feel any change in shape, size, dimpling or redness of the nipple or rest of breast.
Also examine you underarm tissues for any abnormality, in case of abnormal appearance consult your doctor about it. However there are two basic methods that help to patients to detect the breast cancer.
Mammograms
Mammogram is an x-ray of the breast which is used to confirm the existence of breast cancer in women. Patients who discover abnormalities by self examining or the clinical examination of the breast are recommended to have their mammograms.
In mammograms, tissues of the breast are examined by pressing them between two plates. The result is obtained on a black and white sheet or film, which is examined to ensure the presence of the cancer cells. However, mammogram can only prove that there is an abnormality in the breast tissues, this can be another thing than breast cancer. Some tissues of the breast have to be removed and examined to further verify the nature of abnormality.
Magnetic resonance imaging
Women with high risk for breast cancer are recommended to have their MRI along with the mammogram. MRI produces more detailed result in the form of cross-sectional image. For that matter a contrast material is injected into the arm or vein carrying blood to the breast. Using contrast material increases the ability of MRI to produce detail image of the breast tissues.
However mammograms produce better result than MRI. Magnetic resonance imagining misses out most of the things that mammograms would not. Therefore mammogram is most preferred and used method among breast detection methods.
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