The surgery aims to remove the tumor in its entirety. This will be possible when their small size and low infiltration permits.
Breast Cancer Awareness Intraductal cancer that was successfully removed is considered cured at 100% of the cases. Small cancers have great potential to be cured only with surgery, but only for intraductal tumors or ‘in situ’ surgery is used in isolation.
In general, surgery is accompanied by radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy. Breast surgery presents different techniques. There is now a tendency to practice surgery as conservative as possible. Small breast tumors allow a practice surgery,
which in the best cases you can simply remove a small portion of the breast.
However it is often necessary to remove an entire region of the breast. As specialists divide the breast into four quadrants, the intervention consists of the removal of a quadrant of the
Breast Cancer Treatment breast is called quadrantectomy.
The removal of a breast is called a complete mastectomy. If the gland is removed entirely but kept the skin of the breast, the areola and nipple, is called subcutaneous mastectomy.
The removal of the
breast Cancer including the skin that covers the areola and nipple, is called a simple mastectomy.
The complete removal of the breast with lymph nodes from the armpit and variable portions of the pectoral muscle is called radical mastectomy.
7 months ago
“Do children and preferably before 30 years!” That is the message launched by specialists of breast cancer in congress meeting in La Baule, who also stressed the importance of physical activity to prevent this cancer each year involving nearly 50,000 women in France.
Gynecologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiation therapists and other specialists have worked from Wednesday to Friday on the prevention of breast cancer at the 30th Days of the French Society of Senology and Breast Pathology (SFSPM).
The risk factors are multiple and may interact with each other, making it difficult to develop a “ladder” that would apply to every woman. Some are better prepared than others, starting with age, against which we can not do much, if not to limit other risk factors such as weight gain.
Known protective factors are difficult to change without social support, such as age of first birth or breastfeeding. “Do children, but do young, preferably before 30 years”, launched Francoise Clavel-Chapelon, an epidemiologist at INSERM. As for breastfeeding, it provides “effective protection” but from “5 or 6 years cumulative duration” …
“Everything that was considered by feminists as progress has promoted breast cancer”, summed up the smiling president of the SFSPM Brigitte Séradour.
Exposure to estrogen increases the risk, “recalled specialists. This is the case of hormone replacement therapy for menopause (THMs), but also of alcohol, “which increases the hormonal”.
Oral contraceptives increase the risk a bit, but decrease the risk in return for ovarian cancer. “The pill today is not the same as 20 years ago,” said Pierre Kerbrat, Head of Department of Oncology Center’s fight against cancer Rennes.
The role of food was also discussed, with the final few certainties, if not a diet “high energy density” is limited. If only because it promotes overweight and obesity, clearly established as a risk factor after menopause.
Physical inactivity also appears as a factor promoting breast cancer: 11% of them would be “due,” said Carole Master, gynecologist at the National Sports Institute (INSEP). A majority of studies found a “positive effect” of physical activity as prevention, especially when it is relatively strong and steady.
But what advice prevention can really give girls a woman who developed breast cancer and has a BRCA gene mutation, predisposing gene, questioned the oncologist Elisabeth Luporsi (CAV Nancy ).
For these women “transferred” to “very high risk of developing breast cancer (80% chance), Dr Luporsi raises the question of” chemo-prevention “, carefully targeted to ensure a benefit-risk optimal Taking into account the toxicity of drugs.
The only preventive option for women at high risk is now mastectomy (removal of breasts), increasing in most countries including France.
7 months ago
In modern oncology been known disparity between the ever complex and sophisticated methods of the special (biologically based)
breast cancer treatment (rapid, radiation, chemotherapy, etc.) and lack of knowledge about the nature, characteristics and the degree of response from the psyche of cancer patients. In domestic practice experience psychological help cancer patients is very small. In literature, this issue highlights the lack of full - so the there are shortages of specific programs and psychological literature (as translated or domestic).
In this connection is very important and legitimate further development of a new discipline - and develop new programs that will be stored all the psychological aspects of cancer - from participating psychological component in the development and progression of the tumor to psychological care to the relatives of patients.
A program consisted of the following links: psychological counseling, psycho diagnostics emotional and volitional sphere, the choice of psychological methods of correction, psihokorrektsiyu individual, group psihokorrektsiyu and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.
Psychological work with this group of patients characterized by the following specifics:
1. All patients were conducted psychological counseling and psychiatric diagnosis to identify the level of depression and anxiety, which was determined by the willingness of patients to group work. As an indicator of anxiety and depression were used Zung Depression Scale, a questionnaire reactive and personal anxiety Spilbergera - Hanina, as well as psihovegetativnye indicators (ITC and JI technique Lyushera).
All onkobolnye (56 pers.) Request the assistance of a psychologist, have expressed disturbing-depressive and asteno-ipohondrichesky syndromes and were katamnesticheskom stage of treatment.
2. After psychological counseling 44 patients were sent directly to the group psihokorrektsiyu, and from 12 patients was continued individual work.
3. After passing the individual psihokorrektsii Breast Cancer patients were sent to the group work. Group psihokorrektsiya consisted of 2 phases, each of which includes 8 lessons.
8 months ago
Breast cancer malignant tumor, which occurs when cancer transformation of normal breast cells.
Breast cancer ranks first among all malignant tumors in women. There is at any age, but more often between the ages of 45 to 65 years. Very occasionally occurs in men. There are isolated descriptions of the children.In most cases, breast cancer occurs against the backdrop of precancerous changes.
Precancerous changes.
Above all, this dysplasia and breast papilloma protokov. Dysplasia breast comprises a process characterized by, on the wording of the WHO, a wide range of proliferative and regressive changes in breast tissue with an abnormal ratio of epithelial and components. Core Group constituted neproliferativnaya dysplasia and fibrous proliferative form of cystic disease.
The mechanism of tumor development.
Atypical cell begins to multiply hard, and cancer, respectively, is beginning to grow. Without breast cancer treatment, it is rapidly increasing in size, prorastaet in skin, muscle and chest wall. Through lymphatic cancer cells get into the next limfouzly. With current blood they spread throughout the body, giving rise to new tumors metastases. The most common breast cancer metastaziruet the lungs, liver, bone, brain. The defeat of these bodies, as well as the collapse of the tumor and leads to death.
Practice shows that the division is important because it had some predictive value. Infiltrative cancers have the worst prognosis in the clinic.
8 months ago
Breast cancer ranks first among the women’s oncology. A prerequisite for development of disease are late childbirth, abortion, family predisposition, previous injury and education benign breast (breast and cysts), disruption of thyroid or adrenal glands.
As with any cancer, early diagnosis is important. A feature of breast cancer is that it is easy to detect at an early stage of development - plays an important role. Highlight from dummy, peeling, redness or ulceration of skin, change in the mammary glands, the presence of seals - all this is an occasion to refer to a specialist. The most commonly affects the upper outer quadrant of mammary glands, which is close to the armpit. More rarely found a tumor in the inner quadrants.
What you need to know women suffering from breast? Women with breast better not to go to physiotherapy without valid for a reason. Do not abuse the sun during the hot afternoon hours, steam bath and sauna are not contraindicated, but they also abused should not be. If a gynecologist or Endocrinologist appoints hormonal therapy, the first they have to make sure that the mammary gland in order. When breast cancer treatment more stringent restrictions: the exclusion of any sort of overheating, a strict diet (an important point which is a complete renunciation of sweet).
8 months ago
With Cancer, Ester Lynne offers a dive in its daily woman engaged in the fight against the disease. A woman who at age 33, has seen his life change after the diagnosis of breast cancer. With his words, emotions and sensitivity, it delivers a testimony-shaped guide.
It leads the reader on the discovery of his breast cancer treatment she has suffered through breast reconstruction or the development of its relations She mentioned all tricks that allowed him to overcome his cancer.
In a lively style, accessible, Ester strongly evokes his fight. And his optimism, pinned to the body. “The fact to say I will win certainly helps to fight! Keep morale is obviously very difficult. But it is also essential. “
In the “treatment” of her book, she does not hesitate to give advice: “Ask medication against nausea freeze-dried version, they are more effective quickly! “That is clear.
And a few lines later, a note of hope for all women receiving chemotherapy. “The hair loss is not irreversible, they always push. Wearing a scarf or a wig can better withstand this unpleasant step. “
Fonceuse always, always swinging, Ester founded with other women the Association for the reconstruction of mammary Breast.
8 months ago
A study published Wednesday in
Breast Cancer Treatment Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), argues that nicotine plays a role in the development of tumors in causing cancer and the spread of metastases.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is among the first to explore the effects of nicotine on breast cells.
Research on the effects of nicotine
“While many studies show the role of nicotine exposure in the promotion of tumors, little is known about the effects of nicotine on the development of breast tumors, especially on the process of metastatic
breast cancer , Said in a statement from the AACR lead author, Dr. Chang Chen Yan, a researcher at BIDMC.
Through a series of in vitro tests, the team of Dr. Chen was able to determine that a nicotine disrupt some checkpoints complex of cell cycle and on the other hand it potentiate tumorigenesis, or oncogenesis , Ie the process leading a cell or group of cells to become cancerous.
A carcinogen unconventional
Studies in vivo studies in vitro research on the U.S. team indicate that nicotine is not carcinogenic conventional and, in the case of
breast cancer, it will not act alone.
“The in vitro and in vivo showed that metastases do not develop with the administration of nicotine alone, said Dr. Chen. At this stage we can only suggest that nicotine potentiates the growth process. “
8 months ago
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 7 2008, which will be inaugurated at the European Parliament the exhibition “Breast cancer, do you detect” in the presence of European women exceptional. This exhibition presents key information and key figures linked to breast cancer screening in the European Union and an overview of various systems in place in several European countries (UK, Italy, Finland, Estonia )
This exhibition is organized within the framework of operation “in October rose” with the new campaign focuses this year on the importance of early detection, screening, which increases the chances of defeating the disease. Its slogan “screening is not a taboo, it is a chance, enter here!
The objective of the National Cancer Institute and Department of Health and medical insurance is to encourage women aged 50 to 74 years to participate in organized screening because it allows women concerned to benefit both years of screening quality, supported 100%. Mammograms are normal systematically reread (double play) by a second radiologist .. The slogan is clear “organized screening for breast cancer: from 50 years, every two years.”
As you may know, October is now several years already the appointment of a broad mobilization campaign for the fight against breast cancer called “pink October. One of the highlights of this campaign is the illumination pink of a monument or a public building, a sign of breast cancer awareness in the fight against breast cancer.
This is an opportunity to remind the importance of early detection, screening, which increases the chances of defeating the disease “screening is not a taboo, it is a chance, enter here! “This is the new campaign of the Ministry of Health, which began in early October.
8 months ago
According to statistics from the Ministry of Health and the Institute Roff, breast cancer is charged in Argentina more than 5 thousand lives per year, while reported annually around 15 thousand new cases. But the rate reflects the number of deaths varies according to socio-economic conditions of the place that is deposited on the magnifying glass.
If we analyze the quantity of victims in Capital, emerges that 48 of every 100 thousand women will die from this cause. And that followed in the ranking Santa Fe and Cordoba, with a rate of 32. But, strikingly, in areas of high poverty as Jujuy, Catamarca, Salta and Misiones, only between 9 and 12 women lost their lives because of this tumor.
The gynecologist Miguel Bensadon, a specialist in breast cancer pathology, explains that the incidence is growing, “among other reasons under investigation, hand in hand with new habits. Influencing food (diets rich in fats), fewer children, motherhood late The use of hormone replacement therapy for more than 5 years, non-breastfeeding, smoking and sedentary lifestyle. The influence of socio
factors is such that the groups of eastern migrating to the United States, from the second generation presents a incidence similar to that of the host country. “
“The main risk factor for breast cancer is being a woman and birthday: Age is a key-Allemand said.” While there is no primary prevention because there are no vaccines that prevent disease, secondary prevention is key: early diagnosis . The more we forward to the diagnosis, the better the prognosis and breast cancer treatment are less aggressive and maiming. ” Detected when the tumor measured less than one centimeter, the healing is over 90%.
9 months ago
The family story of a woman plays an important role in determining the risk for
breast cancer. A family history could be described as three or more relatives who identified with breast cancer, and families that have multiple generations of patients with cancer stithon at an increasing risk.
If you have family members with
breast cancer early-authority or cancer in both breasts, a very paschte from cancer or mutations of the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 have up to a 85% likelihood of the breast cancer by age 70. This particular mutation occurs in Jewish women features ashkenazi world.
However, heredity is not the only risk factor that is included in the development of breast cancer. The lifestyle and environment of a woman can play an important factor in determining the risk for breast cancer. Some risk factors include keep in mind for
breast cancer treatment :
1. Diet rich in fats
2. Excessive alcohol
3. Overweight / obesity
4. Bearing children after 30 or no child at all all
5. After menopause are 52
Understand, however, some will be identified with breast cancer without the existence of any of these high-risk groups.
9 months ago
