8 Important Facts About Breast Cancer
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| 8 Important Facts About Breast Cancer |
1. Why breasts feel pain during menstruation?
A woman's breasts are secondary sexual organ that is
affected by the hormone estrogen. When menstruation, hormonally become
unbalanced which make your breasts will feel full, hardened, or enlarged, and
painful to the touch.
2. Is it normal when the size of the left and right breast
is not the same?
Breast size is determined by how much fatty tissue in the
breast owned. Mostly, breast shape is different between left and right. Only
difference at any level is not the same person. This is quite normal. But need
to watch out if you find changes in the shape or size of the breast that is
radical.
3. Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer?
Some studies say, breast-feeding for 27-52 weeks can reduce
the risk of breast cancer.
4. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of breast cancer?
Sports for four hours every week can reduce the risk of
cancer by 30%. Therefore, the American Cancer Society recommends women to
exercise for 45-60 minutes every day.
5. What are the signs of breast cancer?
Not only for breast cancer, Indonesian Cancer Foundation has
provided guidelines to detect cancer called ALERT. W (time urination: is there
gangguang or change habits?), A (digestive apparatus disturbed or difficult
swallowing), S (hoarseness or cough that does not go away), P (breast or other
parts showing a bump), A (andeng -andeng (moles) are changing the nature, the
greater or itching), D (
blood or abnormal mucus out of the body), A (the wounds
would not heal).
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| 8 Important Facts About Breast Cancer |
6. Why do the majority of breast cancer in women?
The incidence of breast cancer in men and women is 1: 100.
The majority of women attacked because the problem is much more there in the
hormones estrogen and progesterone. However, when attacking a man, traveling
the disease becomes faster. This is because the surrounding breast tissue as
thick as a man not a woman.
7. Could the cancer completely healed?
This term is less precise. It would be more accurate to use
the term 5 year survival rate (survival rate within 5 years after being
diagnosed with cancer). The duration depends on the characteristics of the
tumor, presence or absence of spread to the lymph nodes, and the presence or
absence of 'son spread' commonly called stage TNM (tumor, node, metastasis).
8. What was the case when the breast should be lifted?
There are several breast removal procedure depends on the
stage of cancer, namely the classical radical mastectomy, modified radical, and
simple. This procedure difference lies in the number of skin tissue, glands,
muscles and lymph nodes removed. The basic principle is to remove as many
cancer cells as well as structures that are believed to have been attacked.
With the expected removal of the breast cancer has not spread to other
structures.
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