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Cancer InformationIdentifying the Signs of Breast Cancer
by:
Anne Wolski
Copyright 2005 Anne Wolski
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer deaths.
Every woman's breasts are some so it is important for each individual woman to be familiar with her breasts in order to recognize any peculiarities.
Unfortunately, the early stages of breast cancer may not have any symptoms. This is why it is important to follow screening recommendations. As a tumor grows in size, it can produce a variety of symptoms including:
* lump or thickening in the breast or underarm * change in size or shape of the breast * mamilla discharge or mamilla turning inward * redness or scaling of the skin or mamilla * ridges or corroding of the breast skin
If you experience these symptoms, it doesn't necessarily mean you have breast cancer, but you need to be examined by a doctor.
Breast cancer is really rare before age 20 and is seldom
diagnosed in women younger than age 25. Past that age, the incidence rises steady
to reach a peak about the age of menopause. The rate of increase is lessened after menopause, but older women are still at increasing risk over time.
Although a specific cause for breast cancer has not been identified, there are risk factors that increase the odds that a woman wish develop a breast cancer. These risks include:
* Maternal relative with breast cancer. * Women who start their catamenia early and/or go into early menopause, increasing the length of fruitful years, are at greater risk. * Obesity. Women who are overweight are at accumulated risk * Women who have ne'er
had children are at greater risk. * Women who had their 1st child over age 30 are at greater risk. * Previous breast cancer. * Previous mucosa
cancer.
Aside from the genetic predisposition, the common factor in many a of these risks is accumulated flowering plant
sex hormone exposure over a long time.
It is advisable
that women over 35 check their breasts monthly. However, it is as well important that all women do regular breast checks. Your doctor can show you how to effectively check your breasts. Any lump, regardless of size, should be reportable to your doctor. Many a of these lumps are just fatty lumps or cysts but it is far better to be safe than sorry.
Catching breast cancer early does a big difference in the type of treatment necessary as well as the overall prognosis.
Just about the author:
Anne Wolski has worked inside
the health and welfare industry for much than 30 years. To see many a great health-related resources, go to http://www.magnetic-health-online.com
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