breast cancer
Is one of the most common cancer among women, which often occurs after the age of fifty, but this does not mean that he may not appear at an early age. Also is possible to the emergence of this disease in men, but by very few compared to women.
Causes:
Is not known but there are factors that help to visit the possibility of infection and disease in the presence of a relative (so to those who suffered their mothers or their sisters in this tumor to get used to conduct self-examination).
There is a possibility to increase the incidence of the disease in women who had their first pregnancy after the age of thirty. Also smoking and excessive alcohol intake are factors This expansion is believed to be associated with the disease.
Symptoms:
Not every change in the breast is a tumor, but not all tumor is malignant, but it should not be neglected any tumor or a change in the form of the breasts is important to check with your doctor if you notice:
• the emergence of the mass in the breast
• an increase in the thickness of the breast or armpit
• discharge from the nipple
• contraction of the nipple
• local pain in the breast
• A change in breast size or shape
Note that some of these changes occur naturally when you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or before and after menstruation for some women.
The importance of early detection for breast cancer cure rate that exceeds 95%, God willing, if the tumor is in its early stages .. But the delay in diagnosis, this percentage falls to only 25% ..
Is early diagnosis of breast cancer by following these steps:
• Monthly self-examination of the breast for those over the age of forty women (click here for details)
• mammography Mammography every two years for women who are over the session.
Methods of Treatment:
There are four ways to treat the disease, either surgery or chemotherapy or only radial or hormonal, doctor may use one or more of these methods, depending on the nature of the tumor where the treatment plan depends on the type of tumor, size, stage and age of the patient and her health condition,
Usually the tumor is removed or the entire breast with or without lymph nodes in the armpit as a first stage followed by the chemotherapy and radiation therapy for some patients, or radiation therapy only, depending on the situation.
Chemotherapy (chemotherapy): is chemotherapy using a complex set of chemical drugs, which have impact on the cancer cells stronger than healthy cells, and treatment is either in the form of an injection into a vein or tablets in the mouth, and the impact of treatment side effects of hair loss, vomiting, and diarrhea But all these effects are temporary. May also due to the low number of white blood cells and therefore is usually a blood test on an ongoing basis and are advised to stay away from all complain of infectious diseases such as influenza, if the number of white blood cells is low ..
Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy - Radiotherapy: is radiation therapy using x-rays intense high-energy, and the effect of these rays high on the sorts of cancer, where they are more sensitive to radiation than normal cells, and recovering more slowly, and treatment is usually either 20 or 25 sessions of radiation (as the case ) Every session will last for less than 10 minutes note that the same treatment during the session may not take more than two minutes.
Possible side effects of treatment are usually simple, including
• inflammation of the skin treatment area, it is necessary to not use soap or any kind of creams on the treatment area during treatment
• General fatigue, loss of appetite, all of these effects occur during the hearings and usually fade after two weeks of the end of treatment.
Hormone therapy (Hormone Therapy): This treatment begins after the end of radiation therapy is given to some patients who are over the age of fifty .. Not all patients need treatment for hormonal note that this treatment may last a lifetime.
