Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. There are different kinds of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer.Breast cancer can begin in different parts of the breast. A breast is made up of three main parts:
- Lobules – The lobules are the glands that produce milk
- Ducts – The ducts are tubes that carry milk to the nipple
- Connective Tissue – The connective tissue (which consists of fibrous and fatty tissue) surrounds and holds everything together
Most breast cancers begin in the ducts or lobules. Breast cancer can spread outside the breast through blood vessels and lymph vessels. When breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it is said to have metastasized.
Kinds of Breast Cancer
The most common kinds of breast cancer are —
- Invasive ductal carcinoma - The cancer cells grow outside the ducts into other parts of the breast tissue. Invasive cancer cells can also spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body.
- Invasive lobular carcinoma - Cancer cells spread from the lobules to the breast tissues that are close by. These invasive cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body.
Symptoms of Breast Cancer
Signs and symptoms of breast cancer may include:
- A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue
- Change in the size, shape or appearance of a breast
- Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling
- A newly inverted nipple
- Peeling, scaling, crusting or flaking of the pigmented area of skin surrounding the nipple (areola) or breast skin
- Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange
Causes of Breast Cancer
- Doctors know that breast cancer occurs when some breast cells begin to grow abnormally. These cells divide more rapidly than healthy cells do and continue to accumulate, forming a lump or mass. Cells may spread (metastasize) through your breast to your lymph nodes or to other parts of your body.
- Breast cancer most often begins with cells in the milk-producing ducts (invasive ductal carcinoma). Breast cancer may also begin in the glandular tissue called lobules (invasive lobular carcinoma) or in other cells or tissue within the breast.
- Researchers have identified hormonal, lifestyle and environmental factors that may increase your risk of breast cancer. But it's not clear why some people who have no risk factors develop cancer, yet other people with risk factors never do. It's likely that breast cancer is caused by a complex interaction of your genetic makeup and your environment.
Treatment For Breast Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer depends on the stage of the cancer . It may consist of chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy and surgery.
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Types Of Treatment For breast Cancer
Surgery: In Breast Cancer surgery the part of the breast containing the cancer is removed.
Types of Breast Cancer Surgery
Mammaplasty :- Plastic surgery to increase or reduce the size of the breasts or to reconstruct a breast.
Tissue expansion :- Inserting a balloon under the skin and then gradually expanding it to stretch and grow the skin and surrounding tissue.
Lymph node dissection :- Surgical removal of a lymph node.
Lumpectomy :- Surgical removal of a lump (tumour) in the breast.
Mastectomy :- Surgical removal of some or all of the breast.