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Breast Cancer(Surgical Oncology)

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What is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is a disease in which abnormal breast cells grow out of control and form tumours. If left unchecked, the tumours can spread throughout the body and become fatal. Breast cancer cells begin inside the milk ducts and/or the milk-producing lobules of the breast.

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  • New lump in the breast or underarm (armpit).
  • Thickening or swelling of part of the breast.
  • Irritation or dimpling of breast skin.
  • Redness or flaky skin in the nipple area or the breast.
  • Pulling in of the nipple or pain in the nipple area.
  • Fatigue
  • Diarrhea
  • Infection
  • Dry mouth
  • Early menopause
  • Lymphedema
  • Nausea
  • Nerve pain
  • P/A, i, n
  • Increasing age.
  • Family history.
  • A previous breast cancer diagnosis.
  • Starting your period before the age of 12.
  • Exposure to female hormones (natural and administered).
  • Inheritance of mutations in the genes BRCA2, BRCA1 (more common with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage), and CHEK2.
  • Get active.
  • Breastfeed.
  • If you smoke, quit.
  • Limit hormone therapy after menopause.
  • Limit or stay away from alcohol. It's safest not to drink alcohol.
  • Stay at a healthy weight. Ask a member of your health care team whether your weight is healthy.
  • Obesity.
  • Increasing age.
  • Radiation exposure.
  • A personal history of breast conditions.
  • A personal history of breast cancer.
  • A family history of breast cancer.
  • Inherited genes that increase cancer risk.
  • Being female. Women are much more likely than men are to develop breast cancer.

How is it treated?

More than 25 out of 100 women (more than 25%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed. The cancer is not curable at this point, but may be controlled with treatment for some years.

your choice is between a lumpectomy or other breast-sparing surgery (surgery that takes out the cancer and leaves most of the breast) and a mastectomy (surgery that removes the whole breast). Breast cancer is scary, but it can be successfully treated.

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