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Recognizing And Battling Breast Cancer

Recognizing And Battling Breast Cancer
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Susan_Jan]Susan Jan

Breast cancer occurs due to the irrepressible growth of cells in the breast that invades the nearby tissues and spreads throughout the body. These collections of irrepressible growth of tissue are called tumors or malignant tumors. However, not all tumors are cancerous.

Breast cancer has been diagnosed in large numbers in North America and Europe. In 2001, about 200,000 cases of were diagnosed in the United States alone. Every woman has a 1 in 8 risk of developing breast cancer, but the risk of dying from is much lower, barely 1 in 28.

The risk of getting is generally higher among older women, women with a family history or previous history of breast cancer, women who had radiation therapy in the chest region, women who started their periods before 12 years old, women who had menopause after 50 years old, women who never had children or had them age 30 or older, or women with genetic mutation. In recent times genetic mutations for have become a hot topic of research.

The tumor has the following symptoms: lump or thickening that appears on the breast or underarm, changes in the breast's shape, nipple turned inwards followed by colorless discharge, red or scaled skin or nipple, or ridges on the breast skin.

If a woman experiences any of these symptoms, it does not necessarily mean she has breast cancer. In such a case she should undergo a personal check-up. It is estimated that 95% of is detected through personal

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

check-up. The personal check-up includes checking for lumps in the breasts after each menstrual period, puckering the skin, and checking for nipple retraction or discharge. For consistent result, every woman should do a personal check-up at the same time every month. Various other techniques such as mammography, thermography, ultrasonography, computerized tomography scan etc, can also help detect breast cancer.

Breast cancer treatments include surgery that removes cancerous tissues, with breast conservation therapy (BCT) being one such surgery. Other treatments include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and biologic therapy. Radiotherapy is a common treatment, and radiation treatment and chemotherapy may follow surgery to ensure the destruction of the stray cancer cells.

Even after undergoing many or all of these treatment measures, unfortunately almost half the women suffer from a recurrence of the disease.

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