Find out 8 important facts related to breast cancer following:
1. Why sore breasts during menstruation? A woman's breasts are secondary sex organs are affected by the hormone estrogen. When menstruation, hormonally out of balance that makes your breasts will feel full, hardened, or enlarged, and painful to the touch.
2. It normal when the left and right breast size is not the same? Breast size is determined by how much fat tissue in the breast that is owned. Mostly, breast shape is different between left and right. Only difference on any level is not the same person. This is quite normal. But watch out if you find the need to change the shape or size of the breast is radical.
3. Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer? Some studies say, feeding the baby during the 27-52 week can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
4. Routine exercise can reduce the risk of breast cancer? Sports for four hours each week could reduce the risk of cancer by 30%. Therefore, the American Cancer Society encourages women to exercise for 45-60 minutes every day.
5. What are the signs of breast cancer? Not only for breast cancer, the Indonesian Cancer Foundation has provided guidelines for the detection of cancer such as: (time urination: is there gangguang or change a habit?), (Tool indigestion or difficulty swallowing impaired), (hoarseness or a cough that will not go away), (breast or other parts exhibit a bump), (Andeng-Andeng (moles) are changing the nature of, the greater or itching), (blood or abnormal mucus out of the body), (the wounds that would not heal).
6. Why do the majority of breast cancer in women? The incidence of breast cancer in men and women is 1:100. The majority of women attacked because the problem is much more there is to the hormones estrogen and progesterone. However, when attacking the man, the disease progression is faster. This is because the breast tissue surrounding the male is not as thick as a woman.
7. Could it be completely cured of cancer? This term is less precise. It would be more accurate to use the term 5 year survival rate (survival rate within five years after being diagnosed with cancer). The length depends on the characteristics of the tumor, the presence or absence of spread to the lymph nodes, and the presence or absence of 'children spread' which is commonly called the TNM stage (tumor, node, metastasis).
8. Such as what the case when the breast should be removed? There are several procedures that depend on the removal of the breast cancer stage, namely the classical radical mastectomy, modified radical, and simple. The difference of this procedure lies in the number of skin tissue, glands, muscles and lymph are removed. The basic principle is to remove as many cancer cells as well as structures that are believed to have been attacked. With the expected removal of the breast cancer has not spread to other structures.