The month of October is a month of breast cancer awareness. In Indonesia, this cancer is the number one cause of death. The good news, many women are now able to fight against breast cancer because of early detection.
Here are the facts about breast,
1. Most women have left breast size bigger than the right breast. Only a few women who have the same breast size. Differences in size up to 20% percent in the breast quite normal.
2. Normally enlarged breasts in two or four years after a teenager experiencing the first period.
3. Breast cancer is the second deadliest cancer for women. The first is lung cancer.
4. It turns out that men can also get breast cancer. In fact, there are about 2190 new cases in 2014. Peter Criss of the rock band 'Kiss' is one with breast cancer.
5. Women can lower the risk of breast cancer by maintaining weight, quitting smoking, regular exercise, reducing alcohol consumption and avoid and limit hormone replacement therapy after menopause.
6. International Institute for Cancer Research found evidence that people who work the night shift at risk of suffering from breast cancer.
7. Breast cancer can affect anyone. Famous women who are fighting against this disease include Sheryl Crow, Kylie Monogue, Olivia Newton-John, Melissa Etheridge, Brigitte Bardot, and much more.
8. The ancient Egyptians were the first to note this disease more than 3,500 years ago. This is evidenced by the writings of the papyrus containing the same description with modern descriptions of breast cancer. One ancient Egyptian surgeons describe as a prominent tumor in the breast, and said that there was no cure.
9. Of the 98 percent of the female population should perform a breast examination by mammogram starting at age 40.
10. About 1 in 8 women diagnosed with breast cancer.
11. Surgical removal of the breast (radical mastectomy) was first performed in the late 1800s by William S Halsted, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins. He is also the inventor of anesthesia.
12. Early detection is very important. When breast cancer is detected early, the patient's life expectancy is increasing. American cancer community suggested, should you do a breast health check (by physicians) every three years at the age of 30 years. Make a mammogram at the age of 40 years.
More intensive inspection is recommended in those who have a family history of breast cancer. In addition, you should check your own breasts every month..
13. Your doctor will determine the stage of cancer at the time of establishing the diagnosis to make a treatment plan and determine the prognosis of patients. This can be done using radiographs (X-rays, ultrasound, MRI, and related tests) and biopsy, as well as making and testing lymph cancer.
14. The type of breast cancer can be determined from the size of the tumor and its spread area. Stage one is the size of tumor reached a diameter of 2 cm and negative lymph nodes. Stage two, the tumor reaches a diameter of between 2 to 5 cm and achieve positive lymph nodes. Stage three, less than 5 cm, but spread to the lymph nodes or the chest area. Stage four is when the tumor has spread to distant areas.
15. There are several terms for breast health. Mamm-o together with mammography, mast-o equal to mastectomy; maz-o together with "amazon", meaning do not have breasts, such as Amazon warrior woman whose history removes the breast to improve his archery.
16. Both men (one of 180) and women (1 in 50) may suffer politelia-have one or more extra nipples (usually often equated as a mole). If it is found in the nipple area or in the milk ducts, the risk of disease affecting large mammary glands become.
17. There are many types of breast cancer. Of course, drugs to treat one another is not the same.
18. An estimated 85 percent of breast cancers occur in women with no history of the disease. Conversely, 12 percent to 15 percent caused by mutations associated with breast cancer from the BRCA gene or PALB.
19. Life expectancy of patients with breast cancer is increasing. The death rate from breast cancer continues to decline by about 2 percent since 1990.
20. Breast enlargement with implants (both silicone and saline) is still a plastic surgery procedure of interest to women..
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