Breast Cancer Awareness: Symptoms and Procedure
Nowadays, Breast cancer has been
gaining interest worldwide as it is the prime reason for deaths among women
related to cancer. Various breast cancer
awareness programmes have been organized by the health practitioners.
Treatment options of cancer rely on the phase of cancer. In case of early
phases, one can go for lumpectomy treatment, mastectomy without and with
reconstruction plus chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone therapy.
So, which are the best surgical
options for the treatment of cancer? What are its symptoms? This post
highlights the answer to these questions.
Many breast cancer awareness guides are available in the market which
will let you know about cancer. But few of the main characteristics of cancer
will encompass the tumor size, whether it could be different tumor grades or
hormonal receptors. Furthermore, the age of the patient also plays a vital role
in the cancer treatment. For instance, patients whose age is more than 60 years
may not approach for the aggressive procedures/treatments.
Breast Cancer Awareness: Symptoms
The following are the main three symptoms:
1
Discharge of liquid
from the nipple
2
Change in the
appearance of breast skin
3
A thickness or lump
in the breast
Breast cancer is one such disease
which is hard to spot. If you recognize any one of the above-mentioned
symptoms, it doesn’t mean you’re suffering from cancer. It is recommended to
check your breast on a regular basis and in case you find any symptom go and
consult with the doctor immediately.
Breast Cancer Awareness: Procedures
There are 3 primary types of cancer surgical
procedures:
1
Lumpectomy: In this
technique, the breast part is removed. Radiation therapy can be included in this
procedure. In radiation therapy, the cancer cells which surround the lump are
generally expelled.
2
Mastectomy: It is
the technique in which the soft tissues from the breast of the women are
removed. This procedure hurts the emotional state of the women as it gives the
flat chest. Those patients who have a family history of cancer mostly undergo
this surgery.
3
Breast Reconstruction is implemented to recover the usual appearance of the breast after
undergoing a mastectomy or lumpectomy procedure. Reconstruction procedures are
of two types and both the methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.
·
During
reconstruction implant surgery, the doctor implants some sort of foreign object
in the breast. The lacking side of this procedure is that the foreign object is
used in implant rather than own tissue. Moreover, it also involves the risk of
bacteria, infection, and leakage.
The implant then makes a heap of
scratch mark tissue. This, in turn, changes the shape of the breast by becoming
thicker and harder.
·
In the second case,
reconstruction with own tissue has its pros and cons. In this, as no foreign
object is implanted, the risk of leakage is of no concern.
The chances of infection are generally
low and the body won’t frame much scar tissue. The limitation is that the
patient will have open wounds and scars. This may take some extra time to heal.
I hope that you will find this post
informative. For more information stay tuned with Breast Cancer Awareness.
