Recognize Breast Cancer with This Simple Method

Recognize Breast Cancer with This Simple Method

All women would be afraid if diagnosed with breast cancer. However, despite that there is still hope to fight this disease. A variety of prevention, early detection, and treatment can improve survival better for the sufferer.

Therefore, a team of oncology specialists in BNH HCG Cancer Center is composed of Dr. Bhavana Parikh, consultant and medical oncologist, Dr Deepak Patkar, consultants and radiologists, as well as Dr. Sanjay Dudhat, consultant oncologist and surgeon helps understand the way breast cancer simple.

As quoted by Medindia on Tuesday (07/30/2013), the following things about breast cancer is that you should know and some that early detection can be performed:

1. Early detection
Although there is no absolute method to prevent breast cancer, as it is known that early detection can save lives, or at least provide faster medical intervention.

2. Recognize the signs of breast cancer
Should see your doctor immediately if you notice any lumps or thickening in the breast, swelling, redness or dark, and warm skin on your breasts. If there are wrinkles on the skin or changes in the size and shape of the breast, this could be an indication of breast cancer. In addition, another sign of the itching, rash, or pain accompanied by scaly skin on the nipple.

3. Prevention efforts can you do
Perform a breast examination on the same day every month. Or you can also do a clinical examination by a doctor every 6 to 12 months. Another important thing that is done at the age of 40 years an annual mammogram, or if you have a family history of cancer, earlier also did not hurt.

4. Self-examination
Some checks you can do yourself. Do I stand in front of the mirror with the position of the arms at your sides. Then, raise your arms above your head or put your hands in the waist and chest muscles tighten. Then see if you find some of the signs of breast cancer that have been mentioned previously.

In addition, you can also perform checks to feel your breast tissue. Lie on your back with a pillow under the shoulders and arms are placed on the head. Then, use your fingers to examine your breast tissue in a vertical pattern and soft touch. Examine all breast tissue from the collarbone, to the ribs, sternum and armpits. If you find a morbid condition or no pain, consult a doctor promptly.

5. Important facts breast cancer
All women and some men at risk of developing breast cancer. In India, one of 22 women diagnosed with breast cancer. In fact, every 6.5 minutes a woman is diagnosed with this disease. The risk of breast cancer in a person also increases with age though most women are diagnosed with breast cancer have no other known risk factors. Approximately 8 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are linked to heredity or family relationships.