What is Breast Cancer?
Over 57,000 women fall ill annually in Europe. Around 17,500 women die every year in it. This makes breast cancer the most common malignant tumor in women.
Men can also develop breast cancer. However, this is very rare: Approximately between one and a half percent of all breast cancer diagnoses are made in male patients. In London, this is 230 to 500 men fell ill a year.
Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention
An increased risk of breast cancer, women,
Women from 30 Year of life is under the statutory health insurance once a year free of breast examination. The woman doctor are groping breasts and armpits from thoroughly. He reviewed the skin, the nipple and the shape of breasts. Moreover, the doctor every woman to instruct their breasts once a month to investigate itself. It is important to node and changes in the breast to be respected.
Mammography Screening
For women from the beginning of the 51st up to the completion of the 70th Birthday every two years is entitled to a high-quality mammography screening, an X-ray examination of the breasts. Currently, a structured and high-quality mammography screening program nationwide and universally implemented. It aims by 2009 in all federal countries. This is the website of the mammography screening.
Treatment
If the diagnosis of breast cancer found that in most cases surgery is needed. Today, however, in up to 80 percent of all cases chest surgery. The surgery often involves not only the breast, but also the lymph nodes in the armpits. In order for a remote operation is not to destroy cancer cells, is then a radiation treatment for breast necessary. In certain cases, the doctors also recommend a course of chemotherapy or hormone therapy. Many tumors of estrogen-dependent breast grow. We changed the hormonal balance, for example are the emergence of metastases prevented, possibly even a decline of the disease can be achieved.
Men can also develop breast cancer. However, this is very rare: Approximately between one and a half percent of all breast cancer diagnoses are made in male patients. In London, this is 230 to 500 men fell ill a year.
Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention
An increased risk of breast cancer, women,
- Older than 50 years (age general risk)
- Have no children or only after 30 Age become pregnant
- Their first menstrual period before the twelfth year of life or activated
- The late menopause have come.
Women from 30 Year of life is under the statutory health insurance once a year free of breast examination. The woman doctor are groping breasts and armpits from thoroughly. He reviewed the skin, the nipple and the shape of breasts. Moreover, the doctor every woman to instruct their breasts once a month to investigate itself. It is important to node and changes in the breast to be respected.
Mammography Screening
For women from the beginning of the 51st up to the completion of the 70th Birthday every two years is entitled to a high-quality mammography screening, an X-ray examination of the breasts. Currently, a structured and high-quality mammography screening program nationwide and universally implemented. It aims by 2009 in all federal countries. This is the website of the mammography screening.
Treatment
If the diagnosis of breast cancer found that in most cases surgery is needed. Today, however, in up to 80 percent of all cases chest surgery. The surgery often involves not only the breast, but also the lymph nodes in the armpits. In order for a remote operation is not to destroy cancer cells, is then a radiation treatment for breast necessary. In certain cases, the doctors also recommend a course of chemotherapy or hormone therapy. Many tumors of estrogen-dependent breast grow. We changed the hormonal balance, for example are the emergence of metastases prevented, possibly even a decline of the disease can be achieved.
- By Ray Sting
- Published 12/21/2008
- Unrated
