Breast cancer is known in modern pathology as one of the most common forms of malignant tumors in women. It is caused by growth that is described as abnormal to the cells in the breast. Breast cancer is generally considered among the types of tumors that affect women Age groups. Breast cancer begins to spread in an area known as the internal lining of the breast that extends to the milk ducts or lobes that supply it with milk. Breast cancer is generally characterized by its ability to spread throughout the body.
The main cause of diagnosis of breast cancer is unknown to this time, but some of the factors attributed to the spread of the disease, including the genetic factor, may increase the risk of infection. In addition, And the presence of small buildup or buildup of benign masses in the breast area, or the internal lining of the breast tissue, and the early age or early menstrual cycle of a woman has a significant role in breast cancer, exposure to harmful radiation And eating alcohol And in large quantities, not to mention that there are some drugs that stimulate the secretion of certain hormones have the same effect in the growing problem.
It is not possible to detect any symptoms of breast cancer in the early stages of infection, and the disease can be detected at such stages only by diagnosis, and likely to show signs and symptoms indicating the possibility of a person’s breast cancer as follows:
- The emergence of solid protrusions under the skin area, which are in the regions of the breast or armpit, and are visible.
- A steady change in skin texture and overall shape of the breast area.
- Frequent abnormal discharge from the nipple.
- The appearance of pain in the breast area with stiffness at times.
The doctor diagnoses breast cancer by conducting a clinical physical examination and using radiography (which is called mammogram), so that the doctor will monitor any changes in the overall shape of the breast or monitor if there are lumps under the skin area or if there are secretions In the milk duct is tilted in color to the yolk, and the presence of infection is often verified by taking a tissue biopsy from the breast area and is laboratory-diagnosed.