details about breast cancer?

Answer 1

Yes, there is a lump, and the best way to find it is by doing a monthly self exam and a yearly Dr. exam. My lump was found by husband exam, and I think that this is the most pleasant of all. Finding a lump does NOT mean that you have breast cancer, but it does mean that you need to call your Dr. NOW!! After that you may need an MRI, ultrasound and maybe a biopsy to determine what the lump is. Treatment for breast cancer varies depending on the type, stage and size. Please do not think that it is an age disease! Women (and men) even in their 20's can have breast cancer. In any case, if there is something just not right..... see your doctor!

Answer 2

What kind of details?? I was diagnosed with breast cancer--never felt a lump or anything. I went for my first screening mammogram and they saw "something", I went back for more x-rays, a biopsy and it was cancer. My doctor said it probably would have been another 5-7 years before I would have felt a lump as it was deep, behind the nipple. By that time it would have invaded the chest wall and lung. I had a partial mastectomy and radiation and am taking an anti-cancer drug (only for another year!! YEA!!). I'm a strong advocate for mammograms needless to say! There are many different breast cancers, found at different stages, and many different treatments.

Answer 3

That is an awfully big order. Self examination is really important because even annual mammograms are not always frequent enough to catch a fast growing tumor.
Many young women have breast tissue which is knotty or lumpy or some other adjective for not smooth. Some women develop cysts in their breasts as well. Every woman should get a base line mammogram at age 40 and annual ones after age 50. They are uncomfortable, but save many lives a year.
Go to a Surgical Oncologist for your breast exams. The surgeon will probably be a General Surgeon, but phone the office and ask if he is an Oncologist. They know where everything is located, much better than a Clinical Oncologist.

Answer 4

Breast cancer happens when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control and can then invade nearby tissues or spread throughout the body. Large collections of this out of control tissue are called tumors. However, some tumors are not really cancer because they cannot spread or threaten someone's life. These are called benign tumors. The tumors that can spread throughout the body or invade nearby tissues are considered cancer and are called malignant tumors. Theoretically, any of the types of tissue in the breast can form a cancer, but usually it comes from either the ducts or the glands. Because it may take months to years for a tumor to get large enough to feel in the breast, you screen for tumors with mammograms, which can sometimes see disease before you can feel it
It can be hereditary, but everyone is in the same boat when it comes down to stressing the bodies immune systems and normal cell functions from living in our environment that has many causes for cancer, and with what we eat and how we take care of ourselves (smoking/drinking etc...). Over time cells will become malilgnent (dead and contagious) where they become tumors. Other tumors are cancers and spread rapidly taking over and can release parts of the malignent cells to other parts of the body by metastasis(through the blood stream or lymphatic systems). It's possible to have more than one type of cancer due to this. Its also possible for it be controlled, removed. A lack of melatonin (a chemical released from the brain which repairs cells while you sleep) is one cause of cancers including breast. If the body is overburderned with trying to keep up with repairing all the time it has a very high chance of getting cancer. Cancer rates are 40% average for women and 45% for men in your lifetime per the National Cancer Institue. Breast cancer being the highest cases for women. Everything from the cell wall(membrane) to the genes and DNA (single and double dna strand breaks) of a cell can be affected creating the environment for cancer to prosper. If you have more questions or want more info check out http://www.emfscience.net

Symptoms include:
lump or thickening in the breast or underarm
change in size or shape of the breast
nipple discharge or nipple turning inward
redness or scaling of the skin or nipple
ridges or pitting of the breast skin .

Answer 5

Breast cancer starts with a lump or several by that time Big C is well under way THEN mammogram - biopsy - chemo or surgery - chemo -radiation -check ups