Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too
Breast cancer can strike anyone, regardless of your age, gender, status and background, everyone is at risk of this deadly disease. It is the second most common cancer in the world, eight to nine percent of women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. To women who has not yet attained menopausal age, the best thing to check breasts for cancer is shortly after menstrual period.
About eighty percent of breast tumors are found by women themselves. To examine themselves, women should lie their back and put one arm over or behind their head. Using three or four fingers, they should examine their breasts working from the outside-in. A possible sign of breast cancer is a lump or thickening in the breast or a spot where the breast skin is drawn in redness and discharge from the nipple are other warning signs.
The doctor can first examine the breasts using ultrasound and if he or she suspects cancer, prescribed a mammogram. Women over fifty of age should take advantage of any chance to have a mammogram because they comprise breast cancer risk group. Early prevention is the key to reducing the risk of breast cancer. Examine your breasts for any lump and see your doctor regularly for clinical breast exam. If you have just discovered a lump in your breast or armpit, don’t panic or worry too much either. Take your time and be optimistic even so, remain calm. Most breast lumps are harmless, with up to three or four lumps that are suspected of being cancerous turn out to be benign cysts fibromas or lipomas. Any cancer lump if discovered early is highly treatable.
Men are not exempted from breast cancer too. While there is low incidence of breast cancer among males compared to women, the risks remains the same. Causes of breast cancer in men are not completely known. Nevertheless, the factors that might increase one’s risk are similar to both genders such as age ( fifty and above), radiation therapy to the chest at a young age, first degree relative who developed cancer at age forty or younger, post menopausal obesity, high estrogen level from fatty foods and a sedentary lifestyle. That early detection and treatment are keys to increase the chances of survival of cancer patient. Exercising more than four hours a week reduces one’s risk by fifty percent.
A number of treatment methods can be administered on patients to cure breast cancer, limit the spread of the disease and provide relief of symptoms. Herewith, the following:
a) Neo-adjuvant therapy - a primary systematic therapy aims to reduce tumor size for breast conserving surgical treatment.
b) Surgery - Removing the tumor through a dumpectomy.
c) Adjuvant radiation therapy - High energy x rays to destroy cancer cells.
d) Hormonal therapy - Some breast cancers are dependent on estrogen (ER-positive). This therapy blocks the growth of ER positive tumors.
e) Chemotherapy - Use as a component of treatment in both early and advance disease settings. A number of chemo drugs are used alone of in combinations with other therapies which lessens symptoms associated with chemotherapy and can be taken orally in the patient’s convenience, usually at home.
One has to understand that breast cancer if discovered early is highly treatable and screening is a key ingredient to ensure proper diagnosis, treatment and cure of this dreaded disease.
January 10th, 2008 at 7:35 am
I searched for \’Cure For Obesity\’ at google and found this your post (\’Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:16 am
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:30 am
I searched for \’Obesity And Woman\’ at google and found this your post (\’Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 am
hello
wow
January 25th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Hello…Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts ! it was a great Friday .
January 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I searched for \’Obesity Disease\’ at google and found this your post (\’Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I searched for \’Obesity Treatment\’ at google and found this your post (\’Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read.
February 7th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Your site looks great! I found your blog via Google while searching for breast cancer and radiation and your post regarding Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too looks very interesting to me. I have seen many other so-called sites and they have been far from good quality.Your site has all the key ingredients to pulling in visitors.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Top of the morning to you! Wow what a fantastic article about Breast Cancer! Your keen insight into Breast Cancer is informative and creative. I look forward to reading other articles you have. Thanks.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I found your blog via Google while searching for breast cancer lumps and your post regarding Breast Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too looks very interesting to me. I just wanted to write to say that you have a great site and a wonderful resource for all to share.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view
March 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view
March 8th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Gwen
To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Some fiberscopes use an additional fiber to carry light from an external source to illuminate the material being inspected, for clearer
March 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle.
March 19th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Find resources, information, and therapy options for breast cancer.
March 21st, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Cancer treatment tool helps determine your benefit from chemo
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:48 am
Thanks for the nice read, keep up the interesting posts..
March 25th, 2008 at 10:42 am
There is no known cure for breast cancer. More than 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year worldwide. Scientists don’t know why most women get breast cancer, yet breast cancer is the most frequent tumor found in women the world over. A woman who dies of breast cancer is robbed of an average of nearly 20 years of her life. Breast cancer knows no social boundaries. It�s a disease that can affect anyone. Some prominent women who�s lives that have been touched by breast cancer include Jill Eikenberry actress age 52; Peggy Fleming age 49 figure skater; Kate Jackson age 50 (Charlies Angels); Olivia Newton-John age 50 actress singer; Nancy Reagan age 77 former first lady; Melissa Etheridge age 43 singer; and the beautiful Suzanne Summers actress. These high rates of breast cancer are not acceptable to the women of the world and must be met with scientific research that provides results.
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:48 pm
[…] […]
April 25th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Yes Yes Yes- this needs to be talked about. I know one man with gynocomastia and another with breast cancer!
June 13th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
[…] […]
June 14th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I Googled for something completely different, but found your page
July 5th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Congratulation for a such great website. i really like it, keep up good job, also the topic is really interresting
July 7th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
I read similar article also named Cancer Not Only Affect Women But Men Too, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me
August 12th, 2008 at 4:49 am
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!
August 14th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Some good thoughts here, but I\’m not sure if a lot of people will agree with you on this