Nowadays cancer is one of the most frightful, serious and difficult health problems a women can develop. The most frequent questions asked about breast cancer refer actually to breast lumps and the evolution of the disease.There are many notablecauses for breast lumps and although there are a few harmless, others might be painful, concerning and also dangerous. The main cause of breast lumps is cancer but a few of the resons for which lumps may develop include different kinds of injuries or infections and non-cancerous growths.
Regarding the frequency of breast cancer, it is worth mentioning that this is the form of cancer that affects most women. One out of three women dyagnosed with cancer has breast cancer, very often this disease threatening their lives. In spite of this facts, technology has evolved at a such fast pace that from many patients we get to hear the statement that they evolved from „a cancer patient” to a „cancer survivor”. It is very important for their complete recovery to discover the condition and be diagnosed and treated as soon as it is possible.
The most common question regarding breast cancer is „Why does breast cancer appear?”. Well if you ask yourself what exactly causes breast cancer, you must know that there isn’t an accurate answer to this question and exact causes are very rarely discovered. An important fact to factor in the age. Cancer very rarely develops and appears when the person is younger than 40.There is a higher possibility to develop cancer if you have a history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer in the family or if you had your first period sooner than the age of 12. Also you are more likely to be exposed to this condition if you have no children or if you had your child/children after the age of 35.
Another frequently asked question about this type of cancer may be „How can cancer be diagnosed?” Three kinds of biopsy that can be performed: thin needle biopsy – for fluids or cells from the tumor, thick needle biopsy – there can be obtained more fragments of tumor and thus more information regarding the tumor and surgical biopsy – if the surgeon can remove the tumor.
Many of the women affected by this disease also ask themselves who they can talk to. The first answer would be specialized counselor.At the moment you’ll be diagnosed with breast cancer a team formed by a surgeon, radiologist and an oncologist will examine the case and will evaluate the treatment options according to the existing protocols and the patient’s will. This is the most appropriate method to decide over an efficient treatment for breast cancer. This type of consulting assures the patient maximum security regarding the treatment. Its result is brought to the patient’s knowledge and she’ll have the option to accept or to refuse the treatment.
Although for most women this is a reason to panic, if discovered in an early stage and treated properly, the survival rate exceeds 80%. Odds and percentages are in your favour so think positive!