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If you’ve found abnormalities during your breast self-examination, don’t worry too much: not every lump in your breast is cancer. You should perform a series of diagnostic tests to determine what kind of change it is.
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1/ 10 Breast self-examination
Breast self-examination should be carried out in the first days of each monthly cycle. The test should be performed standing in front of the mirror and lying down. Any change in the shape and texture of the breast should cause concern. See a photo gallery about breast self-examination.
2/ 10 Breast examination
Most of the detected nodules are harmless changes, but each nodule should be well diagnosed by specialist doctors, the tests to be performed are mammography, ultrasound, and lump biopsy. Read more in the article Why are we afraid of breast examinations? photo of BE&W
3/ 10 Breast ultrasound
Fibroids are often detected hard, painless nodules that can be easily felt with the fingers and are harmless. They arise as a result of hormonal changes mainly in young women. Fibroid adenomas are diagnosed after performing an ultrasound. The treatment is non-surgical. Read more about this change.
4/ 10 Computed tomography
Factors predisposing to breast cancer are: female sex, age, lack of pregnancy, genetic predisposition. A bad diet, smoking and drinking large doses of alcohol are also important. photo of BE&W
5/ 10 Mammogram piersi
Cysts (cysts) are usually small and harmless. Larger and painful ones should be examined for the presence of cancer cells. Cysts are most common in women between the ages of 30 and 50. A physician suspecting cysts on an ultrasound image should perform a fine-needle aspiration biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. Read more about breast ultrasound. photo of BE&W
6/ 10 Breast tumor biopsy
A biopsy is the final test to exclude any suspicion of breast cancer. The diagnosis of breast cancer can only be made on the basis of the cytological or histopathological examination of the material obtained from the tumor. The puncture of the nodule with a thin needle is always performed under ultrasound or mammography control. The material drawn into the syringe is subjected to cytological examination (under a microscope), which may confirm or reject the presence of neoplastic cells. Read more in the article: What should you know about breast examination? photo of BE&W
7/ 10 Breast prosthesis
After a mastectomy, it is possible to restore the entire breast with implants or with your own tissues. After reconstitution, the breast looks natural, which allows the woman to improve psychological comfort and facilitates treatment. Read more about psycho-oncology.
8/ 10 Breast Cancer Cell
All cancers are genetic diseases caused by mutations in DNA, a molecule that carries the instructions necessary for cell development and growth, including cancer cells. Individual genes code for the instructions needed to synthesize proteins. In recent years, scientists have discovered genes responsible for at least some breast cancers, which is also associated with new hopes for an effective breast cancer therapy tailored to the type of cancer. Read more in Cure Breast Cancer. photo of BE&W
9/ 10 Breast cancer
Breast cancer therapy is a combination therapy. This means that it combines surgical methods, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy, which is gaining more and more recognition. The choice of the treatment method depends to the greatest extent on the stage of the disease, the degree of cancer malignancy and the age of the woman. The main method of treatment is the operative method. Depending on the size of the tumor and the involvement of the surrounding lymph nodes, the procedure is either sparing (removal of the tumor itself) or radical (removal of the breast – mastectomy). Read more about breast cancer treatment. photo of BE&W
10/ 10 A lump in the breast
Breast cancer is curable, the prognosis depends on the stage of the disease, the degree of tumor invasiveness, the size of the tumor, the presence of metastases in the lymph nodes and other organs. Read more … photo by BE&W