Breast Cancer
Overview
What is the breast cancer?
The breast is a superficial organ attached to the muscle on the rib cage. It is present in both males and females and is however more well developed in females. In women, it is made up of milk-producing glands and ducts that carry milk to the nipple. The glands and ducts are supported by fat and fibrous tissue which gives the shape of the breast.
why it's happened ?
Normally, the healthy cells in our body grow old and replace themselves with new cells in an orderly manner. When there are abnormal changes in this process, the cells go haywire and there is no control of the growth of new cells. This purposeless proliferation of cells takes over the body’s function and is called cancer. When this happens in the breast its called breast cancer.
Risk Factors
Who is at high risk for breast cancer?
- Patient with BRCA 1 or 2 mutation
- Obese patients
- Family history of breast cancer
- History of childhood radiation to the chest wall
- Patient with high-risk behaviour like smoking, alcoholism
Various Risk Factors:
Obesity or lack of physical exercise, Smoking, Alcoholism etc are considered as high-risk factors which cause breast cancers.
Diagnosis
Breast cancer screening helps in detecting breast cancer in its earlier stages, leading to a successful clinical outcome. Breast examination and mammography are common procedures for breast cancer screening.
a. Breast Examination (Self/Clinical)
b. Mammography
c. Imaging Tests
d. Biopsy
Oncology MD Cancer Center has the best breast cancer specialists in Pakistan who are trained to treat breast cancers with personalised and result-oriented treatment plans that lead to positive clinical outcome.
Treatment
The treatment planning for breast cancer depends on various factors like the tumour’s location, tumour’s size, menstrual factors of the patient, the type of cancer, patient’s age and the general health of the patient. The key treatment modalities include surgery, radiotherapy and systemic therapy. The treatment could be unimodal or multimodal.
