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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer seen in women. Once thought a disease of the developed countries, the incidence of breast cancer is on the rise in India as well. Breasts are designed to produce milk for the newborn baby after delivery. Breast is made up of milk glands and supporting breast tissue. Milk glands contain milk sacs, where milk is produced and milk ducts carry the milk to the nipples from where it is discharged. The breast tissue extends up to the collarbone on top and the armpits on the side. Traditionally the shape and size of the breasts are associated with femininity and any disease affecting the breasts are psychologically traumatic.
What is Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is a tumor (a mass of abnormal tissue) within the breast. The majority of breast cancers begin in the milk ducts, however a small number start in the milk sacs or the lobes. Like other cancers, breast cancer if unchecked also has the ability to spread to different areas. The spread occurs mainly via the lymph ducts.
Who is at risk?
Breast cancer is far more common in women than in men. Some women are at a particularly higher risk.
- Age-risk of breast cancer increases with age.
- Family history of breast cancer i.e. women whose mother, grandmothers, aunts or sisters have developed breast cancer, are at an increased risk.
- Women, who previously had breast cancer, have a slightly higher chance of having breast cancer in the other breast.
- Women who started their periods (menarche) at an earlier age (before 12 years).
- Delayed childbearing, women who did not breast-feed their infants, or those who never had children.
- Late menopause (after 50 years)
- Obesity
- Diet rich in animal fat.
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It is important to mention here that even if several risk factors are present, if does not necessarily mean that cancer will develop in these cases. It is equally important to mention that 75% of women who develop breast cancer have no known risk factors.
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