What The Heck Causes Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer increasingly threaten women in the last few years. But the medical field still preoccupied with the search for the cause.
According to Dr. Bayu Brahman, SpB., the Surgical Division of the Onk Oncology, Faculty of medicine University of Indonesia-Cipto Mangunkusuma Hospital (MEDICINE-RSCM) cause of breast cancer is still under debate.
"Genetic Causes or family only 5 percent to 10 percent, as well as estrogen hormone that is naturally produced by women, and then going on the stimulation of cells that semrawut be one of the factors caused," he said to the Tribune Jakarta, Wednesday (27/3/2012).
To that end, early breast cancer risk factors must be recognized. One of the factors that cause the breast cancer risk is the habit of consuming alcohol. According to her consumption of alcohol two to five times a day increases the risk of up to 1.5 times compared to those who do not consume alcohol.
In addition to hereditary factors also add to the risk. Descendants of adding risk to 2 times higher than those who don't.
"Recently we use Breast Cancer Risk Calculation. So the risk factors can be calculated the possibility of getting cancer. But, for more details do early detection. Because it is not early symptoms of breast cancer, not even feeling sick, "Bayu imbuh.
The News Tribune's complete Digital Edition of the Newspaper Jakarta, Wednesday (28/3/2012) lunch in ribrik Tribune Health.
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