Types of Breast Cancer
- 05.13.2008
- Article Number: 4
| Women seem to fear breast cancer more than any other life threatening disease. Research shows women are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than from all forms of cancer combined. Breast cancer is rare in men, although it does occur.
If you are one that fears breast cancer, there is more reason for optimism today than ever before. Doctors have made great progress in diagnosing and treating breast cancer in the last 30 years.
Radical mastectomy is rarely performed today. There are more and better treatment options. This article addresses the different types of breast cancer.
Breast cancer type is determined from a tissue sample (biopsy) sent to the lab for analysis. The treatment for breast cancer depends upon what type it is.
The breast's milk ducts is where the most common types of breast cancer originate. The actual point in origin is determined by the microscopic appearance of the cancer cells from a biopsy.
When breast cancer cells remain contained within their place of origin the cancer is called situ breast cancer. In situ breast cancer the cancer cells have not invaded breast tissue around the duct or lobule.
Ductal carcinoma in situ is abnormal cells in the lining of a milk duct that have not invaded the surrounding breast tissue. In this early-stage breast cancer some experts consider it to be a "precancerous" condition. Success of treatment during this stage is high. No evidence suggests that ductal carcinoma in situ affects a woman's life span. If left untreated, it may eventually develop into invasive breast cancer.
Lobular carcinomas in situ are abnormal cells contained within a lobule of the breast that have not invaded the surrounding breast tissue. It has not yet been determined if lobular carcinoma in situ is an early form of breast cancer or just a marker for the future development of cancer. Experts agree if you have lobular carcinoma in situ you are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer in either breast in the future.
Invasive breast cancers break free of where they originate and invade the surrounding tissues that support the ducts and lobules of the breast. The cancer cells can also travel to other parts of the body such as the lymph nodes.
Invasive ductal carcinoma accounts for the majority of invasive breast cancers.
Invasive lobular carcinoma is less common than invasive ductal carcinoma, but acts in a similar manner. It starts in the milk-producing lobule and invades the surrounding breast tissue, and can spread to more parts of the body. You might not be able to detect a breast lump with invasive lobular carcinoma. There may be a general thickening or sensation in the breast tissue that feels different. Invasive lobular carcinoma is harder to find by touch and less likely to appear on a mammogram.
Source: Mayo Clinic, personal knowledge
Disclaimer: The information in this article is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or health care provider. Please consult your health care provider for advice about specific medical concerns.
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How To Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer
- 05.13.2008
- Article Number: 3
| For every disease there are some risk factors it is same with breast cancer. There are some risk factors which are not under the control of a person and some risk factors are those which depend on the life style of a person.
First I want to write about the factors which cannot be changed, if you are a woman your risk of getting breast cancer is automatically increased. Women are at a greater risk of getting breast cancer as the breast cells are persistently exposed to hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Men can also suffer from breast cancer but breast cancer in men is a very rare case.
Risk of breast cancer also increases with age. This is also one of the factor which a person can not control. If some gene changes are running in a family that means if the breast cancer is hereditary the chance of getting affected automatically increases without any control on it. If a woman is having cancer in one breast the chance of getting cancer in another breast or in another part of same breast increases. White women are at high risk of breast cancer than Asian women. If a women started menstruating in an early age or went through menopause in later age both of these conditions increase the risk of breast cancer. If a women has gone under radiation therapy in the area of chest because of treatment of other cancers are also at increased risk of breast cancer. Some pregnant women are given diethylstibestrol this is a drug which prevents miscarriage, but the women taking this drug are at increased risk of breast cancer.
Now lets have a look on the factors which can be controlled by changing our lifestyle. To know about these factors and lots of other diseases their prevention and treatment log on to http://jitu-doctor123.blogspot.com/2007/11/decrease-risk-of-breast-cancer.html
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Top Cancer Websites
- 04.24.2008
- Article Number: 2
| I wanted to share with you a cancer website that has greatly helped me in my discussion with my cancer doctor.
http://www.cancer.gov
You can find a lot of information about types of cancer.
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How to Pick a Cancer Doctor
- 04.24.2008
- Article Number: 1
| Hello All. This discussion is on how to choose a Cancer Doctor. When your life is on the line, you really can not afford to spend time with a new doctor or someone that does not know what he is doing.
I strongly advise you on doing some serious background checks on the doctor and see what the survival rate is. I want to encourage each of you to add some information on how you picked a doctor as well.
We are all in this together and if we fight it and get the right treatment, we might just make it through it.
A few things that I would advise:
1. Work with a doctor who cares! To many of these people just do not care anymore. If they do not care, then they will not help as much.
2. Find a doctor with experience treating your kind of cancer. Also a doctor who is willing to try some new treatments.
3. Work with a doctor who is educated on the latest treatments. Sometimes this might mean working with a younger doctor.
This is only my personal advice and opinion and I encourage your comments.
Thanks,
Jim C.
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