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Breast Cancer guide

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Steve_Valentino]Steve Valentino

Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breast tissue. The primary victims of this type of cancer are females. Statistics show that approximately one out of 11 to 12 women of the Western world are affected by breast cancer. Medical researches have tried aggressively to find a solution to detect the problem earlier or to treat the problem. About 20 percent of the women affected by still fall prey to it and eventually die. In fact, ranks second in cancer deaths for women.

Most starts in the cells that line up the ducts. There are occasions where the cancer cells originate from the lobules, and then spread to other tissues.

Many diagnosis starts in the checking of lumps I the breast. Although most cases of lumps are benign, meaning they are not cancerous, but doctors often ask a patient to undergo biopsy to make sure that cells are not malignant. Most of the lumps are caused by cysts. These lumps may cause pain and swelling of the breast accompanied at times by clear or cloudy discharge in the nipple which happens before the menstrual cycle period is about to begin in a woman. The symptoms may lead to the person

Study of Statin as Neo-Adjuvant Therapy in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
Conditions: Breast Cancer; Postmenopausal Intervention: Drug: Atorvastatin Sponsor: Lund University Hospital Not yet recruiting - verified December 2008
CYP2D6 Genotyping by AmpliChipTM CYP450 for Tamoxifen-Treated Breast Cancer Patients
Condition: Breast Cancer Intervention: Other: There is no intervention - this is an observational study Sponsor: Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center Recruiting - verified December 2008
Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography (PET/CT) Guided Fulvestrant Therapy for Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer
Condition: Breast Cancer Intervention: Procedure: PET/CT Scan Sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency Not yet recruiting - verified December 2008
Somo?InSIGHT Study: A Clinical Study to Evaluate Somo?v and Digital Mammography Together as a Breast Cancer Screening Method, Compared to Digital Mammography Alone, in Women With Dense Breasts.
Condition: Breast Cancer Intervention: Device: Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) as an adjunct to digital screening mammography Sponsor: U-Systems, Inc. Not yet recruiting - verified December 2008
Radiation Therapy in Treating Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Who Have Undergone Breast Conservation Surgery
Condition: Breast Cancer Intervention: Procedure: radiation therapy Sponsor: Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom Recruiting - verified December 2008

to seek a medical check-up.

Male Victims

Breast cancer is not limited to women though; male victims are present as well. The breast of both male and female have identical tissues, so a man is also prone to acquiring the cancer. It is believed that females are more prone to men because the breast of a woman constantly goes through growth changing hormones, thus the cells are more exposed to cancerous change.

Breast Cancer Awareness

As more and more people fall ill to breast cancer, the month of October has been deemed as month, to commemorate those who passed away from the cancer, the family and friends survived by the deceased. A pink ribbon is the symbol that a person is joining in the commemoration. [http://www.i-BreastCancer.com]Breast Cancer provides detailed information on Breast Cancer, Treatments, Symptoms, Cause Of and more. is affiliated with [http://www.e-Lymphoma.com]Hodgkins Lymphoma.

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