Breast cancer - causes, symptoms and prevention

Breast cancer is a tumor of the malignantcharacter, which is formed in the mammary gland. According to statistics, one fifth of women all over the world have this disease. Most often, the disease overtakes those of the fair sex who turned 50 years old.

Causes

Over the past decades, breast cancer was the firstcause the death of women 35-55 years. There are several reasons for this. The first is a bad ecology of the whole planet. The second is the reluctance of many women to give birth and feed the baby with breast milk, and, as is known, breastfeeding reduces the risk of this disease.

Very often breast cancer is the consequencesmastopathy and fibroadenoma. In addition, it was proved that the risk of developing the disease is increased many times if a woman abuses smoking and taking alcoholic beverages.

Серьезные травмы молочной железы – это еще одна The reason that could cause breast cancer, a photo of which you will see below. It is also known that women who have got rid of their first pregnancy are much more likely to suffer from this disease.

Symptoms

• Formation of the compaction in the mammary gland.
• Isolation of red from the nipples.
• Changing the contour and shape of the breast.
• Changing the shape of the nipple - sunken or retracted.
• Swollen lymph nodes in the armpits, under and above the collarbone.
• Changing the structure, color and general appearance of the skin of the breast.
• Strong sensitivity of mammary glands.

Treatment

Depending on the stage at whichdisease, the methods of its treatment can be different. Usually, a set of measures is applied, which include: surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy and chemotherapy. At the same time, they try to conduct organ-preserving measures, but each case is individual. Therefore, sometimes the removal of the mammary glands is the only measure that can fight breast cancer. The operation allows you to prevent the formation of metastases in other organs.

Prevention

To prevent this insidiousa disease like breast cancer, every woman needs to have a regular (every month) breast examination. And you can do it yourself as follows:

1. Standing in front of the mirror, the woman should look at the appearance of the breasts and nipples - whether their shape has changed.
2. Then she needs to raise her hands and examine the chest again - first in front, and then left and right.
3. In the next stage, in the standing position, the womanit is necessary to press on the upper outer quarter of the chest with middle fingers and gently move the iron down clockwise. In case of any changes, consult a doctor.
4. Next, you need to squeeze between the index and thumbs of the nipple on one, and then on the other breast, and check to see if there is any discharge. If there is, it is worth to see the doctor.
5. Then in the prone position, conduct a survey of each quarter of the breasts in a clockwise direction.

At the last stage of self-examination, performing which can prevent breast cancer, a woman should determine whether lymph nodes are enlarged - if so, then by running to the doctor.