What is Breast Cancer including hereditary disease ?

What is Breast Cancer including hereditary disease ?

During the growing notion that cancer including hereditary diseases . If the mother has cancer , then there is a possibility princess will suffer a similar disease . Is this true ?

According to Dr. Zubairi Djoerban , a specialist in internal medicine and a professor of the Faculty of medicine , breast cancer as well as other cancers , is not infectious disease or hereditary diseases . Even so , approximately seven percent , so only a small fraction of breast cancer , it is passed down in families . If there are older people affected by breast cancer , can not be said that the child is likely to get cancer in the future .

However , it does not mean we can also take it easy . Zubairi suggested that we keep improving lifestyles and immediately switched to a healthy lifestyle . There are several lifestyle that facilitates the emergence of breast cancer , that high-fat foods , smoking , and alcohol consumption . So limit the consumption of fats such as fatty foods , oxtail soup , full-cream milk , ice cream , to the innards . Also avoid smoking and alcohol drinking habits .

Actually , said Zubairi , breast cancer can be prevented . Unless there brother or younger brother (first degree relative ) of breast cancer as well , the risk of developing the same disease be increased at all , meaning that approximately 80 per cent chance of developing breast cancer .

When two close family members affected by breast cancer , Zubairi suggested that a woman also checked his blood , is there a gene mutation BRCA - 1 and BRCA - 2 . The genetic mutation indicating the possibility of developing breast cancer later in life to around 80 percent . Examination of the genetic mutation BRCA 1 and BRCA - 2 can now be done in Dharmais Cancer Hospital .