| Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous)
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| | either the mother's or father's side of
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| growth that begins in the tissues of the
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| | the family. Woman with cancer in one
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| breast. Over the course of a lifetime,
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| | breast has a greater chance of getting a
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| one in eight women will be diagnosed with
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| | new cancer in the other breast or in
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| breast cancer. Breast cancer is a cancer
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| | another part of the same breast. This is
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| of the breast tissue, which can occur in
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| | different from the first cancer coming
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| both women and men. Breast cancer may be
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| | back Many experts now believe that the
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| one of the oldest known forms of cancer
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| | main reason for this is because they have
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| tumors in humans.Worldwide, breast cancer
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| | faster growing tumors. Asian, Hispanic,
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| is the fifth most common cause of cancer
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| | and American Indian women have a lower
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| death (after lung cancer, stomach cancer,
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| | risk of getting breast cancer. Certain
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| liver cancer, and colon cancer). Breast
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| | types of abnormal biopsy results can be
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| cancer kills more women in the United
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| | linked to a slightly higher risk of
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| States than any cancer except lung
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| | breast cancer.Women who have had
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| cancer. Today, breast cancer, like other
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| | radiation treatment to the chest area (as
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| forms of cancer, is considered to be a
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| | treatment for another cancer) earlier in
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| result of damage to DNA. How this
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| | life have a greatly increased risk of
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| mechanism may occur comes from several
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| | breast cancer
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| known or hypothesized factors (such as
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| | Some pregnant women were given the drug
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| exposure to ionizing radiation, or viral
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| | DES (diethylstilbestrol) because it was
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| mutagenesis). Some factors lead to an
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| | thought to lower their chances of losing
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| increased rate of mutation (exposure to
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| | the baby. Recent studies have shown that
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| estrogens) and decreased repair (the
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| | these women (and their daughters who were
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| BRCA1, BRCA2 and p53) genes. Alcohol
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| | exposed to DES while in the uterus), have
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| generally appears to increase the risk of
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| | a slightly increased risk of getting
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| breast cancer.
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| | breast cancer. Use of alcohol is clearly
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| Breast cancer can also occur in men,
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| | linked to a slightly increased risk of
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| although it rarely does. Experts predict
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| | getting breast cancer. Women who have 1
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| 178,000 women and 2,000 men will develop
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| | drink a day have a very small increased
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| breast cancer in the United States. There
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| | risk. Those who have 2 to 5 drinks daily
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| are several different types of breast
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| | have about 1½ times the risk of women
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| cancer. First is Ductal carcinoma begins
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| | who drink no alcohol. The American Cancer
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| in the cells lining the ducts that bring
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| | Society suggests limiting the amount you
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| milk to the nipple and accounts for more
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| | drink.Being overweight is linked to a
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| than 75% of breast cancers. Second is
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| | higher risk of breast cancer, especially
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| Lobular carcinoma begins in the
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| | for women after change of life and if the
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| milk-secreting glands of the breast but
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| | weight gain took place during adulthood.
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| is otherwise fairly similar in its
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| | Also, the risk seems to be higher if the
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| behavior to ductal carcinoma. Other
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| | extra fat is in the waist area.
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| varieties of breast cancer can arise from
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| | Breast-feeding and pregnancy: Some
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| the skin, fat, connective tissues, and
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| | studies have shown that breast-feeding
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| other cells present in the breast. Some
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| | slightly lowers breast cancer risk,
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| women have what is known as HER2-positive
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| | especially if the breast-feeding lasts
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| breast cancer. HER2, short for human
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| | 1½ to 2 years. This could be because
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| epidermal growth factor receptor-2, is a
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| | breast-feeding lowers a woman's total
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| gene that helps control cell growth,
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| | number of menstrual periods, as does
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| division, and repair. When cells have too
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| | pregnancy. Women who began having periods
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| many copies of this gene, cell growth
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| | early (before 12 years of age) or who
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| speeds up.
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| | went through the change of life
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| Causes of Breast Cancer
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| | (menopause) after the age of 55 have a
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| Simply being a woman is the main risk for
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| | slightly increased risk of breast cancer.
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| breast cancer. While men can also get the
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| | Symptoms of Breast Cancer
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| disease, it is about 100 times more
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| | 1.Lumps.
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| common in women than in men. The chance
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| | 2.Rash.
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| of getting breast cancer goes up as a
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| | 3.Breast Pain.
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| woman gets older. Nearly 8 out of 10
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| | 4.Cysts.
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| breast cancers are found in women age 50
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| | 5.Nipple Discharge.
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| or older. About 5% to 10% of breast
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| | 6.Inverted Nipple.
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| cancers are linked to changes (mutations)
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| | Treatment of Breast Cancer
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| in certain genes. The most common gene
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| | 1.Hormonal therapy (with tamoxifen).
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| changes are those of the BRCA1 and BRCA2
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| | 2.Chemotherapy.
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| genes. Breast cancer risk is higher among
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| | 3.Radiotherapy.
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| women whose close blood relatives have
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| | 4.Surgery.
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| this disease. The relatives can be from
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