Breast cancer is a dreadfully alarming illness that is why taking cautious steps to breast cancer prevention is very important. Worldwide 1 woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 29 seconds and every 75 seconds 1 woman in the world dies from breast cancer. Breast cancer is the condition the majority of women fear more than any other disease. This is mainly because they think there is nothing they can do about it; they feel and do not realize the power of today’s breast cancer prevention strategies.
Most women know if they want to reduce their possibility of osteoporosis they can get enough calcium in their diet they can get some exercise or get enough vitamin D; if they want to reduce the risk of a heart attack they can make sure their cholesterol is not too high and they can also get some exercise. However many women do not think there is anything at all that they can do to help prevent breast cancer but the great news is that is there heaps they can do in efforts to breast cancer prevention. For instance make sure that you get sufficient vitamin D in your body. Vitamins can help reduce the risk of multiple types of cancers, such as Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Colon cancer, Lung cancer. (more…)
Nearly every woman has contemplated the possibility of breast cancer and what she would do if she was ever diagnosed. When I find myself wondering what I would do if I discovered I had cancer in my breast, I realize I should educate myself on the matter so that if a diagnosis ever comes, like it does with many unsuspecting women every year, I will be ready to face the necessary. With knowledge comes the power of awareness and the ability to stop cancer in its tracks if it is every detected.
The first thing that might make me concerned is if the doctor finds a suspicious lump in my breast from the results of a mammogram. What usually will happen at that point is the doctor will run another test on me to confirm the findings. I could also receive a painless ultrasound which would determine the malignancy of the lump. If it is beginning, as most irregular lumps are, there is nothing to worry about and I can rest at ease again. If the doctor determines I may have cancer in my breast, he may recommend a biopsy. This is when a small piece of the infected tissue is examined under a microscope. It is by this process that the determination of whether or not the cells are cancerous is made. (more…)
The breasts sit on the chest muscles that cover the ribs. Each breast is made of 15 to 20 lobes. Lobes contain many smaller lobules. Lobules contain groups of tiny glands that can produce milk. Milk flows from the lobules through thin tubes called ducts to the nipple. The nipple is in the center of a dark area of skin called the areola. Fat fills the spaces between the lobules and ducts.
Breast cancer incidence is much higher in industrialised Western countries, whether in Europe or North America, than in developing countries. North American women have the highest incidence of breast cancer in the world. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second-most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer). Women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 (12.5%) lifetime chance of developing invasive breast cancer and a 1 in 35 (3%) chance of breast cancer causing their death. In 2007, breast cancer was expected to cause 40,910 deaths in the U.S. (7% of cancer deaths; almost 2% of all deaths)
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