Breast Cancer Facts

Breast Cancer Facts
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Alan_Wighton]Alan Wighton

Here are some well known facts about breast cancer. It is highly likely that your doctor is only aware of a few of these facts.

The causes of and all cancers are well known and have been well known for decades.

Breast cancer can appear at anytime from your mid 20s onwards.

Breast cancer is now appearing in countries where once it was unheard of.The more developed the country, the more likely one will contract the disease.

Nobody has ever died of primary breast cancer, it's metastasise cancer, cancer which has shifted, that kills.

By the time is detected, whether by self examination or mammography, it is well established.

90 percent of breast cancers are found by the women themselves.

Mammograms have 20 to 30 percent of false positives and false negatives.

There is no safe level of radiation as is used in mammograms, the effects are cumulative.

A safer and better way to detect cancer growths in the breasts are with thermography. It uses no radiation, only a heat detecting camera.

Our mainstream medical system doesn't have a cure for breast cancer, only treatments.

Breast cancer awareness month in October has done nothing to bring the cancer rate down, facts that we are all aware of. It has also been called recruitment month.

Breast cancer is classed in stages, 1 to 4. (4 being the worst)

Removing the cancerous lump in the breast only addresses the problem, not the cause of the problem. (That's why the cancer returns)

Radical mastectomies do not address

Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S. researchers.
Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research.
Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Freezing breast tumors helped stop the spread of the cancer in mice, a new study has found.
Radiation Most Effective Soon After Breast Cancer Surgery (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- For women who have had breast cancer surgery, the question of whether or not to wait before receiving radiation therapy has been answered by new research that suggests that the longer women wait, the greater the chance of cancer recurrence.
Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, new research suggests.
Preventive Mastectomy in Opposite Breast Boosts Survival Only Slightly (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who choose to have a preventive mastectomy on their disease-free breast do reduce their risk of cancer in that breast, studies have shown.
Access to Mammograms Drops After Guidelines Change (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- In some states, access to mammograms for women ages 40 to 49 has decreased since new breast cancer screening guidelines were released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, according to a new survey.
Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A popular nutritional supplement -- extract of bitter melon -- may help protect women from breast cancer, researchers say.
Mammogram Plus MRI Cost-Effective in High-Risk Women (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Annual screening with both mammography and MRI appears to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women at high risk for breast cancer, U.S. researchers say.

why you got in the first place.

Having a double mastectomy as a preventative measure may stop but does nothing for all other cancers.

DCIS which is Ductal Carcinoma in Situ is a very mild form of breast cancer; it is classed as stage 0. (It certainly doesn't require radical treatment)

The drug tamoxifen has demonstrated its ability to prevent the recurrence of but a fact that is well know is that it can promote aggressive liver and uterine cancer.

Herceptin has been heralded as a miracle drug for but has been described by the well know cancer expert Dr Ralph W Moss as practically worthless. (Check out his website)

All cancers are only one similar disease, but found in over 100 locations. (The causes are nearly all the same)

Facts that are well known to have caused are a diet high in animal fat, salt and refined sugar, having been on the contraception pill for many years, the regular consumption of alcohol, our sedentary lifestyle (i.e. not exercising) and the use of chemicals, especially underarm antiperspirants, sunscreens and hair dyes.

Facts that prevent and stop are a healthy diet of fresh fruit and vegetables, vitamin D, exercise and removing the known factors that have caused it.

Alan Wighton, owner of http://www.cancerhealed.com author of "Cancer, its Causes and its Cure" which has been written expressly with known Cancer Facts & Information for people with cancer.

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