<strong>Breast Cancer Treatment – General idea, Symptoms & How to cure.</strong>

1. Breast cancer treatment - Need to know

Breast cancer is the uneven growth of breast cells (in both men and women) due to genetic abnormalities. Normally, breast cancer begins in the cells of the milk-producing glands, or the ducts, or the passages from the lobules to the nipple and in rare cases the stromal tissues. In its advanced stages, it spreads to lymph nodes under your arm, breast bone, chest wall and other parts of the body.

We can prevent breast cancer, if we do:

Regular exercise, Balanced diet, no smoking, no or controlled consumption of alcohol


2. Breast cancer treatment – Symptoms


Do you experience these in your breast?

1. Feel a thickening in the nipple or in the underarm area
2. Feel a tenderness in the nipple
3. Unusual change in skin( like reddish)
4. Fluid discharge from nipple
5. Change in size or shape
6. Nipple turned inward


How to confirm?

The following tests are available

1. Ultrasound Device
2. Magnetic resonance imaging
3. Diagnostic Mammogram( X-ray)
4. Biopsy
5. Hormone receptor test
6. HER2 test


3. Breast cancer treatment – Treatment options


You can choose from the following

Conventional Methods:

1. Radiation Therapy
2. Chemotherapy
3. Hormone Therapy
4. Biological Therapy
5. Surgery

They are further classified as

1. Local therapy: This is (Surgery & Radiation) used to treat cancer in specific areas.

2. Systemic therapy: Chemotherapy hormone therapy, and biological therapy
controls cancer throughout the body.