Structure of Breasts
Women breasts are complex in structure and contain different types of tissues and structures such as fatty tissues, lobes, lobules and ducts. Lobes contain several lobules which are milk producing glands and ducts take breast milk t the nipples which are sucked by infants to get milk. Women breasts contain lymph vessels and lymph nodes which contain dangerous substances like bacteria. Women breasts undergo many changes according to the fluctuation of hormones as women age. It is important to pay attention to these changes because in some cases these changes are due to the most dreadful disease of the women world breast cancer. Women are advised to be in touch with their breasts by performing regular self breast examination so that anomalies can be detected promptly.
Breast Cancer
Cells are prone to grow, divide, age and die so same is the case with breast cells. The human body makes new cells when the previous ones die, but in some cases this process of cell division and generation goes wrong like the old cells don’t die, but the new cells are generated when they are not needed.
These extra cells make mass or tumor when collected, however it is still unknown that what causes cancer but there are some risk factors that may contribute to increase the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some stage in life. These factors include
Age
The risk increases as women get older due to the increased level of estrogen so they must take care of their breasts in this age more than they do when they are young. Older women are advised to attend regular sessions of screening when they have no symptom of cancer so that more and more cancer cases can be diagnosed at initial stage where it is easily manageable.
Personal History of Breast Cancer
Personal history of breast cancer can be defined as a woman has been diagnosed with breast cancer previously and even after getting treatment the woman is at increased risk of developing cancer in any other part of the breast because it is different from recurrence of cancer.
Family History
If a woman has family history of breast cancer she is at higher risk of being attacked by the breast cancer. The risk varies from woman to woman according to the ratio of breast cancer cases and either the history belongs to the close relatives or distant relatives because if close relatives have been diagnosed with breast cancer the risk is higher and in case of distant relatives the risk is comparatively lower.
Late Childbearing
If a woman has first late pregnancy her risk increases to be diagnosed with breast cancer. It is advised that first pregnancy should be before the age of 30 so that the risk to develop breast cancer decreases.
Menstruation Before The Age Of 12
If a female start menstruating before the age of 12 her risk to be detected with cancer improves comparatively.
Menopause after the Age Of 50
If a woman experiences menopause after the age of 50 she is at higher risk to develop this dreadful disease.
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