It’s that hoary old chestnut again—Prevention being better than cure you can concentrate on some aspects of avoiding getting breast cancer. How you can do this is by fixing and following some tips that will help you on your road to a healthier life.
Avoid or minimize your intake of alcohol as this has been established as the most risky factor for breast cancer. Several studies have shown that the risk of breast cancer increases by 20% to 25% with the consumption of more than one alcohol beverage a day.
Try and maintain a body mass index or BMI of less than 25 for all of your life. If you gain a lot of weight in your middle age, irrespective of the BMI, then it increases your chance of getting breast cancer. Also, studies have established that post menopausal breast cancer risk increases with an increase in BMI. Read the rest of this entry »
Inflammatory breast cancer is a very rare type of cancer and is so called because of its manifestation on breast skin and the ‘inflamed’ or swollen look. Younger women are diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer as compared to other forms of breast cancer. But it’s a persistent type of locally developing cancer that affects a smaller number of women.
Metastasis is more likely in women with inflammatory breast cancer and this type is likely to prove more fatal than other forms of noninflammatory breast cancer. In the rarest of rare cases, even men can be diagnosed with this disease. Researchers are, however, working on solutions and there is likely to be new hope for sufferers of this disease. Read the rest of this entry »
Q. Who can be affected with breast cancer?
A. Any woman is at risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer normally affects women but there have been 1% cases where even men have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Chances of breast cancer do increase with age though even young women can get it.
Q. Does breast cancer result in death of the patient?
A. Breast cancer does not result in death. It should not be treated like the death sentence anymore as medical advancements and early detection s possible now. Breast cancer is a treatable cancer. If discovered early survival rate is almost 100%. Read the rest of this entry »
The primary treatment for breast cancer is surgery which removes the cancer. There are three major types of surgery. First one being Breast Conserving Surgery wherein either a lumpectomy or partial mastectomy is done to remove part of the breast that is affected.
The second treatment is Mastectomy where the entire breast is removed. And the third treatment is where the lymph nodes affected with cancer are removed and it is called Axillary Nodes Dissection.
Patients whose breast cancer is detected while still in primary stage can opt for Breast Conserving Surgery. If the cancer is at an advanced stage doctors may suggest the patient to opt for Mastectomy. At the time of surgery, most patients also have opt for Axillary Nodes Dissection to check if cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. Such a procedure removes lymph nodes from the armpit to test them for cancer cells. Read the rest of this entry »
Avocados is not just a fruit with high nutritional value it also has medicinal properties. We will see how avocadoes help in reducing weight, fighting cancer cell growth and helps when applied in dysentery.Avocados are a rich source of vitamin K, fiber that helps in digestion, vitamin C, B6, folate and copper and potassium. Their potassium content is higher than what a medium size banana can provide.
Avocados have a high fat content. That is, between 71% to 88% of their total calories - about 20 times the average for other fruits. An avocado in general contains 30 grams of fat - 20 of these fat grams are full of health-promoting monounsaturated fats, special mention of oleic acid is a must here. Read the rest of this entry »
Breast cancer is cancer arising in breast tissue. Breast Cancer is about abnormal cells in and around breast having abnormal growth patterns.
Breast cancer usually infects women but 1% of men also get it. Death rates due to breast cancer have reasonably declined due to increased awareness as well as screening and improved treatment methods.
There are many types of breast cancer. Ductal cancer, lobular cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, medullary cancer, phyllodes tumor, angiosarcoma, mucinous (colloid) carcinoma, and mixed tumors. When cancers spread into the surrounding tissues, they are termed infiltrating cancers. Read the rest of this entry »
Both the above possibilities have been thoroughly researched and studied. And they have confirmed that there may be a link between early onset of periods or early menarche but none between abortion and breast cancer. Let’s look at both of them in details for better understanding on the subjects.
Yes. As per studies conducted at various research institutes the risk does exist for certain types of cancer in those women who started to menstruate before they were twelve years old. Medical term of early menstruation is early menarche. Read the rest of this entry »
Genetic Breast Cancers May be Inherited From Father Too, Not Necessarily Mother: Half of genetic breast cancers are inherited from a woman’s father, not the mother. Unless Dad has female relatives with breast cancer, the faulty gene may have been passed down silently, without causing cancer. Men can get genetic breast cancer, too, but it’s not common. Doctors many a times overlook such genetic risk from the father’s side of the family.
Saliva Test Done By Your Dentist Can Also Help Diagnose Breast Cancer in Time. According to studies on breast cancer your saliva test by the dentist can help you detect breast cancer before time. The test looks at four specific proteins found in saliva in high enough levels to be tested. These proteins are just some of the pointers that can be identified with breast cancer tumors. Read the rest of this entry »
A healthy diet is a precaution against a variety of diseases. And nutritionists say that the diet should include a portion of dietary fiber, especially for women who want to avoid the risk of breast cancer. Researchers have, over the decades, focused on the relation between dietary fiber and breast cancer.
Western and Asian diets were compared in such studies where it was found that breast cancer was rarer in Asian countries because the diet was higher in fiber and low on fat as compared to Western diets. The theory was that estrogen leads to the development of breast cancer. A low-fat high-fiber diet reduces the production of estrogen while simultaneously increasing the excretion of this hormone by the body. Dietary fiber may also lead to a reduction in the absorption of toxic chemicals and in this manner reduces the risk of breast cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
A lot many research organizations are studying the link between women who eat a lot of red meat or processed meat and breast cancer. As per a comprehensive study by British women it was found that women who eat a lot of meat, particularly red or processed meats, were more likely to develop breast cancer.
A group of approximately 35 thousand women between the age group of 35 and 65 were being observed for almost 8 years and it was observed that women who ate the meat in larger quantity (say, 2 or more ounces per day) were more likely to develop breast cancer before or after menopause than women who did not eat meat. It was particularly true in the case of postmenopausal women. Red and processed meat seems to particularly raise the risk of breast cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
