Breast cancer: Treatments
Breast Cancer: Treatments
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death. In 2015, it is estimated that more than 40,000 women in the United States will die from breast cancer. In addition, 220,000 more will be diagnosed with this dreadful disease. Women are not the only ones that can be diagnosed, men are also susceptible to getting breast cancer. So what is the medical industry doing to help those that are diagnosed? While the treatments provided can help cancer patients to reduce the cancer from spreading through the body, they are unable to completely remove this dreadful illness.
Cancer is a disease that can start in any part of the body. It is caused when mutations occur in the DNA and RNA structures. A mutation is a permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene or chromosome. So when this occurs it results in abnormal cells growing and spreading over time. Abnormal cells are cells made from old cells that fuse with the new cells. After they are created they begin to replicate. More specifically what is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the breast tissue. Doctors consider it the second most common type of cancer. Are you in danger of being affected? If so are there ways to prevent cancer from developing in your body? What are some risk factors associated with breast cancer?
Breast cancer has its many victims, but how do you know if you are in danger of becoming one of them? Breast cancer is most commonly caused by inheritance of the mutated genes that are passed down by family members. But that isn’t the only way to get breast cancer. The other ways of getting breast cancer include the following: heavy drinking, smoking, aging, and ethnicity. The aging of women can have a big effect on a women's health. As women get older the cells in their body have more chances to make mistakes when they are dividing. What ethnicity a woman is also plays a big part on the cause of breast cancer. American women are more likely to develop breast cancer than any other race, but African American women are more likely to develop a more advanced stage breast cancer at a young age. African American women are also more likely to die from breast cancer. The different outcomes may be due to the ability to mammogram their breasts and lower quality medical care, also lifestyle patterns( what you eat and how much exercise) of the different races in women. So how does a woman know if she has breast cancer?
A women’s first encounter or detection could be when she feels a lump in her breast. This could mean she has breast cancer. The lump could either be malignant (cancerous) or benign (not cancerous). When a woman has breast cancer, the lump is a malignant mass or tumor that started in the tissue of the breast, the cancerous cells of the mass can begin to spread to different parts of the body, if not taken care of. Another way a women might detect breast cancer is if she feels a change in the skin texture or an enlargement of pores in the skin of the breast. In order to know for sure whether a woman has breast cancer she must visit a doctor. The doctor would normally start by having a mammogram scheduled. A mammogram and x-ray of the breast. This will show the doctor there is a lump. Other ways of testing include an ultrasound and biopsy. An ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves that pass through the breast tissue. This allows doctors to get a better view of whether or not the lump is cancerous. Once they know the results of the tests surgery may be recommended to remove the tissue. A biopsy is when doctors remove tissue from the mass or lump and examine it for cancerous cells. These procedures listed all help a woman to become aware of this disease. But how can you lower your risk from happening to you?
According to doctors there aren't any ways to prevent breast cancer but their are ways to lower the risk. Start by eating healthy. Cut down on unhealthy junk food. Eat more fruits and vegetables. When choosing foods choose low calorie food and eat smaller portions. The amount of processed meat eaten should be limited. Stick to fish, poultry, and beans. When you do eat red meat limit your intake by eating smaller portions. Grill, broiling, or baking your meat, is a better choice and a lot healthier. Include as many Choose whole-grain breads, pasta, and cereals rather than breads and pasta made from refined grains, and try to choose brown rice over white rice. Regular exercise helps by lowering your risk of getting breast cancer. Exercise also benefits you by giving your body more energy and helps you to maintain a healthy body weight. There is another way to lower your risk factor of getting cancer. Some people take drugs when they know they are at risk of getting cancer. The drugs researchers have found to be useful include tamoxifen and raloxifene. These drugs block estrogen in some tissues of the body, but act like estrogen in others.(Estrogen is a female hormone that deals with the development of a female.) Estrogen can fuel the growth of breast cancer cells. Since they block the estrogen, they can be useful in lowering the risk of breast cancer.
Breast cancer has different stages in which people can have. The stages can occur progressively and range from zero to five. Stage zero is the lowest and means the cancer stays in one place, while stage five describes cancer that has spread outside the breast into many other parts of the body. The stage of cancer you have is based on four things. Th factors include: the size of the cancer, whether or not the cancer is in the lymph nodes of the breast, whether or not the cancer is invasive or non-invasive, and whether or not it has spread to different parts of the body. According to Dr. Jay K. Harness “Invasive breast cancer means that the cancer cells have grown out through the walls of the ducts or the walls of the lobules in the breast. As the cancer grows out through the walls of the lobules or the ducts, cancer cells can shut off and spread potentially elsewhere into the body.” Knowing the stage of your cancer can help your doctor to explain the treatments available to treat your stage. What are those treatments?
There are many treatments available for breast cancer, but for one thing they cannot cure cancer. The treatments help reduce the growing of the cancer. The amount of different treatments who receive depends solely on the stage. The most popular treatments women get are the following : surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy, and many different drugs. Receiving treatments does have its pros and cons. Treatments have their many side effects that can affect your body in different ways. What do the different treatments target in the body?
Surgery is a very common treatment for those that are in the early stages of breast cancer. The object of surgery is to remove a small tumor and breast tissue before it grows and spreads. There are two types of surgery done on cancer patients. The first is breast-conserving surgery. In breast-conserving surgery only the tumor and surrounding tissue is removed. The after effects include: pain, swelling, tenderness, and hard scar tissue formations in breast. This surgery may also result in bleeding and infection in the breast. The advantage of breast-conserving surgery is that a woman keeps most of her breast. radiation therapy is usually needed after BCS for 5 to 6 weeks, this is also an after effect. The second type of surgery is a mastectomy. A mastectomy is the process of removing the whole breast and breast tissue. Simple mastectomy is the most common type of surgery. It involves the removal of the breast and nipple. There are other types of mastectomy that are used based on the type of breast cancer you have ( invasive or non-invasive)
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death. In 2015, it is estimated that more than 40,000 women in the United States will die from breast cancer. In addition, 220,000 more will be diagnosed with this dreadful disease. Women are not the only ones that can be diagnosed, men are also susceptible to getting breast cancer. So what is the medical industry doing to help those that are diagnosed? While the treatments provided can help cancer patients to reduce the cancer from spreading through the body, they are unable to completely remove this dreadful illness.
Cancer is a disease that can start in any part of the body. It is caused when mutations occur in the DNA and RNA structures. A mutation is a permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene or chromosome. So when this occurs it results in abnormal cells growing and spreading over time. Abnormal cells are cells made from old cells that fuse with the new cells. After they are created they begin to replicate. More specifically what is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the breast tissue. Doctors consider it the second most common type of cancer. Are you in danger of being affected? If so are there ways to prevent cancer from developing in your body? What are some risk factors associated with breast cancer?
Breast cancer has its many victims, but how do you know if you are in danger of becoming one of them? Breast cancer is most commonly caused by inheritance of the mutated genes that are passed down by family members. But that isn’t the only way to get breast cancer. The other ways of getting breast cancer include the following: heavy drinking, smoking, aging, and ethnicity. The aging of women can have a big effect on a women's health. As women get older the cells in their body have more chances to make mistakes when they are dividing. What ethnicity a woman is also plays a big part on the cause of breast cancer. American women are more likely to develop breast cancer than any other race, but African American women are more likely to develop a more advanced stage breast cancer at a young age. African American women are also more likely to die from breast cancer. The different outcomes may be due to the ability to mammogram their breasts and lower quality medical care, also lifestyle patterns( what you eat and how much exercise) of the different races in women. So how does a woman know if she has breast cancer?
A women’s first encounter or detection could be when she feels a lump in her breast. This could mean she has breast cancer. The lump could either be malignant (cancerous) or benign (not cancerous). When a woman has breast cancer, the lump is a malignant mass or tumor that started in the tissue of the breast, the cancerous cells of the mass can begin to spread to different parts of the body, if not taken care of. Another way a women might detect breast cancer is if she feels a change in the skin texture or an enlargement of pores in the skin of the breast. In order to know for sure whether a woman has breast cancer she must visit a doctor. The doctor would normally start by having a mammogram scheduled. A mammogram and x-ray of the breast. This will show the doctor there is a lump. Other ways of testing include an ultrasound and biopsy. An ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves that pass through the breast tissue. This allows doctors to get a better view of whether or not the lump is cancerous. Once they know the results of the tests surgery may be recommended to remove the tissue. A biopsy is when doctors remove tissue from the mass or lump and examine it for cancerous cells. These procedures listed all help a woman to become aware of this disease. But how can you lower your risk from happening to you?
According to doctors there aren't any ways to prevent breast cancer but their are ways to lower the risk. Start by eating healthy. Cut down on unhealthy junk food. Eat more fruits and vegetables. When choosing foods choose low calorie food and eat smaller portions. The amount of processed meat eaten should be limited. Stick to fish, poultry, and beans. When you do eat red meat limit your intake by eating smaller portions. Grill, broiling, or baking your meat, is a better choice and a lot healthier. Include as many Choose whole-grain breads, pasta, and cereals rather than breads and pasta made from refined grains, and try to choose brown rice over white rice. Regular exercise helps by lowering your risk of getting breast cancer. Exercise also benefits you by giving your body more energy and helps you to maintain a healthy body weight. There is another way to lower your risk factor of getting cancer. Some people take drugs when they know they are at risk of getting cancer. The drugs researchers have found to be useful include tamoxifen and raloxifene. These drugs block estrogen in some tissues of the body, but act like estrogen in others.(Estrogen is a female hormone that deals with the development of a female.) Estrogen can fuel the growth of breast cancer cells. Since they block the estrogen, they can be useful in lowering the risk of breast cancer.
Breast cancer has different stages in which people can have. The stages can occur progressively and range from zero to five. Stage zero is the lowest and means the cancer stays in one place, while stage five describes cancer that has spread outside the breast into many other parts of the body. The stage of cancer you have is based on four things. Th factors include: the size of the cancer, whether or not the cancer is in the lymph nodes of the breast, whether or not the cancer is invasive or non-invasive, and whether or not it has spread to different parts of the body. According to Dr. Jay K. Harness “Invasive breast cancer means that the cancer cells have grown out through the walls of the ducts or the walls of the lobules in the breast. As the cancer grows out through the walls of the lobules or the ducts, cancer cells can shut off and spread potentially elsewhere into the body.” Knowing the stage of your cancer can help your doctor to explain the treatments available to treat your stage. What are those treatments?
There are many treatments available for breast cancer, but for one thing they cannot cure cancer. The treatments help reduce the growing of the cancer. The amount of different treatments who receive depends solely on the stage. The most popular treatments women get are the following : surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy, and many different drugs. Receiving treatments does have its pros and cons. Treatments have their many side effects that can affect your body in different ways. What do the different treatments target in the body?
Surgery is a very common treatment for those that are in the early stages of breast cancer. The object of surgery is to remove a small tumor and breast tissue before it grows and spreads. There are two types of surgery done on cancer patients. The first is breast-conserving surgery. In breast-conserving surgery only the tumor and surrounding tissue is removed. The after effects include: pain, swelling, tenderness, and hard scar tissue formations in breast. This surgery may also result in bleeding and infection in the breast. The advantage of breast-conserving surgery is that a woman keeps most of her breast. radiation therapy is usually needed after BCS for 5 to 6 weeks, this is also an after effect. The second type of surgery is a mastectomy. A mastectomy is the process of removing the whole breast and breast tissue. Simple mastectomy is the most common type of surgery. It involves the removal of the breast and nipple. There are other types of mastectomy that are used based on the type of breast cancer you have ( invasive or non-invasive)