By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 31st October:- Breast Cancer is now the most common cancer that affects Indian
women. Every year around 1, 70,000 new cases are detected of breast cancer. For
women breast cancer is a dreaded diagnosis and experience. Lack of
awareness makes this problem even more badly. Common symptoms are breast
cancer is breast lumps for swelling, nipple retraction arm pit
swelling, bloody nipple discharge. This was stated by Dr. Chitresh
Aggarwal, Medical Oncologist & Heamato- Oncologist at Max Hospital.
While sharing more details about Breast Cancer, Dr. Chitresh
Aggarwal, said that risk factors for breast cancer include advanced age, family
history, contraceptive use and use of hormone replacement therapy, obesity,
late marriages, late age at first child birth, early menarche and obesity
screening for breast cancer is recommended.
He further said that Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that
forms in the cells of the breast. Although mostly found in women, men can get
breast cancer too. There are a number of symptoms associated with breast
cancer, but the first noticeable symptom is often a lump or area of thickened
breast tissue. A lump in the breast does not necessarily mean you have cancer-most
breast lumps are not cancerous. However, it is always best to have them checked
by your doctor. Treatment for breast cancer may include surgery, radiation,
chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy or bone-directed therapy.
Screening recommendation includes self breast examination,
chemical breast examination and annual mammography after 40 years of age.
Screening includes clinical breast examination.
Breast cancer awareness is important because if this cancer is
detected early then it is curable. With recent advancements in available
treatments, even advanced stage patients can live longer
Not every patient of advanced breast cancer requires
chemotherapy and depending on type of breast cancer nowadays oral tablets are
available which are easy to tolerate and have responses even better than
chemotherapy.