Tag Archive for Breast
09
Feb 2012
Breast Cancer Early Detection
Breast Cancer Early Detection
Breast cancer can be detected in an early stage if women are taught to self-examine their breast. In case of detection of any breast lump or of any slightest suspicion, mammography should be done to rule out any tumor. Mammography is a good tool to diagnose this type of cancer.
Symptoms Male Breast Abnormalities
- The most male breast changes are due to benign (non-cancerous) abnormalities, such as gynecomastia (non- read more
05
Feb 2012
Breast Cancer: Prevention and Methods of Early Detection
There is every chance that you, or a family member, colleague, or friend has been affected in some way by breast cancer.
The words ‘breast cancer’ send a chill of fear down everyone’s spine. What is breast cancer and can you prevent it? Here are some facts about breast cancer that every woman should know. You will also learn more about prevention and early detection, especially important if you have a history of cancer in your f read more
04
Feb 2012
What are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is a largely unknown disease until today, despite the fact that it affects almost ten percent of the women above the age of forty years all over the world. The causes of this killer cancer are not known even after decades of research into it. Similarly it is unknown why some women have higher chances of getting breast cancers than others.
Though the causative factors are not known, some risk factors have been identified. There read more
03
Feb 2012
Green Tea Extract And Other Nutritional Supplements To Combat Breast Cancer
Most likely, there is nothing more frightening for a woman than the discovery of a lump in her breast. Her mind is quickly flooded with cancer and all of its consequences. Most women have a friend, a sister, or a coworker who has been diagnosed with the disease and know how difficult dealing with it can be. Fortunately, 80% of all breast lumps are not cancer, as most are cysts or a benign clump of tissue. From puberty on, a woman’s brea read more
02
Feb 2012
Breast Cancer – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. Over the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is a cancer of the breast tissue, which can occur in both women and men. Breast cancer may be one of the oldest known forms of cancer tumors in humans.Worldwide, breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer, stomach cancer, read more
30
Jan 2012
Breast Cancer Types
Breast cancer type
Breast cancer type is categorized by whether it begins in the ducts or lobules, the organs responsible for breast milk production. Medullary carcinoma accounts for 15% of all breast cancer types. This breast cancer type represents 5% of all diagnosis. IPR015525 Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein Header EBIDatabasesInterPro Search Open in usermanual InterPro: ” /> Jump to: InterProScan Databases Documenta read more
29
Jan 2012
Genetic Risk Factors In Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States. In 2008, approximately 184,450 patients were estimated to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and an estimated 40,930 were estimated to die of this disease. Furthermore, over 50,000 female carcinoma in situ breast cases would have been diagnosed. The etiology of breast cancer is poorly understood with multiple genetic read more
28
Jan 2012
How To Calculate Your Risk For Breast Cancer
Using known risk factors for breast cancer, mathematical models can be developed to help answer important questions. These mathematical models are useful tools for researchers and for patients as follows:
1. Research on risk factors – The Claus risk assessment model was used to discover the subpopulation of people who had an autosomal dominant genetic allele that increased their risk from 10% to 92%. This led to the discovery of the BRCA read more
26
Jan 2012
Breast Cancer Stages: Importance of Knowing Breast Cancer Stages
Determining the breast cancer stages is important since it enables the patient and doctor to identify the treatment necessary for one’s condition. Also, it is essential in assessing the risk of the given condition and what lifestyle changes the patient can do to improve their health.
Identifying A Breast Cancer’s Stage
When talking about breast cancer stages, it is aimed at describing the extent of the cancer in the body. So, if you ask read more
13
Jan 2012
Breast Cancer Survival Rates
Article by Panacea Cancer
In the world today, many people are more particular with their social and financial problems. Most of the percentage of young adults is more likely to ignore what they feel in their body than miss a social gathering. Cancer is a disease that if ignored in the early stages, can be a lethal infection to the body. Breast cancer in particular is one of the top reasons of death in the world.
It could affect not only women; read more