9/23/2009

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply without control or order to form a tumor.
One of the most disease in hating woman clan is disease cancer breast.
We know cancer breast disease have eating many victim in the world. Researchers studied over 3,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer from June 2005 through February 2007 reported in Los Angeles or Detroit.
Most breast cancers occur in women, but they can also develop in men. And ... I shocked .... man can hit this cancer tooo !!! How it;s happen ?? Scientists estimate that more than 2,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in 2007. Now bigger possible again which is in experiencing of this cancer breast disease.

What is breast cancer ???

Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply without control or order to form a tumor.The most common form of breast cancer begins in cells lining the ducts that carry milk to the nipple (ductal cancer). Other forms of breast cancer begin in the glands that produce milk (lobular cancer) or in other parts of the breast.As the cancer progresses, signs and symptoms can include a lump or thickening in or near the breast; a change in the size or shape of the breast; nipple discharge, tenderness, or retraction (turning inward); and skin irritation, dimpling, or scaliness.Early breast cancer usually does not cause pain and may exhibit no noticeable symptoms.

What raises a woman's chance of getting breast cancer?

There are several factors that may affect your risk of developing breast cancer.
• Getting older.
• Not having children, or having your first child later in life.
• Beginning menopause at a late age.
• Having a personal history of breast cancer or certain benign breast diseases, such as atypical ductal hyperplasia.
• Having close family relatives who have had breast cancer.
• Having a genetic condition, such certain mutations in your BRCA1 BRCA2 genes.
• Having been treated with radiatio therapy to the breast or chest.
• Being overweight, particularly after menopause.
• Using hormone replacement thera for a long time.
• Using oral contraceptives.
• Drinking alcohol.
• Being physically inactive.

Most cases of breast cancer are not inherited.These cancers are associated with genetic changes that occur only in breast cancer cells (somatic mutations) and occur during a person's lifetime.



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