breast cancer
Cancer is one of the most serious malignant diseases, and breast cancer is one of these types that affect the female group significantly, in addition to the possibility of men to be infected, but this situation is rare, and in Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah work campaigns urging women to check breast To ensure their safety, to prevent the spread of the disease, and reduce it, as a campaign, “our examination.”
Causes of breast cancer
- Genetic causes: If a family member has the disease, another person may become ill.
- Hormonal causes: This is due to the change of hormones in the breast area.
- Radiation: Some toxic radiation, which can be exposed to the body by mistake, can be a cause of breast cancer.
- Medications: Some medications may cause breast cancer, due to the body’s sensitivity to these drugs.
- Quality of eating.
- Viruses.
- Aging.
- Obesity or obesity.
- Late pregnancy, or after the age of thirty.
- The beginning of the menstrual cycle before the age of twelve.
Symptoms of breast cancer
- The emergence of tumors under the armpit or one.
- Change in the color of the nipple and shrinkage, or change in skin color.
- Change of breast texture.
- The emergence of solid tumors such as stone.
- Existence of secretions of the nipple that may be accompanied by blood.
- The appearance of a rash in the breast area which indicates its spread.
- High temperature of the breast, changing its color to red.
Types of breast cancer
- Lung and gas cancers.
- Cervical and systemic cancers.
Ways to treat breast cancer
The treatment of breast cancers depends on the age of the patient, the size of the tumor, the extent of its spread, and the state of health of the patient. In some cases, the tumor can be removed in a single treatment, and some cases require the involvement of other types of treatments due to the different situation, as determined by the doctor.
- Surgical treatment: The doctor to detect the situation depends on the size of the tumor and the extent of spread, and if found that the tumor is small, partially mastectomy, but if the tumor is large and is completely eradicated tumor, and may need this process to other types of treatment To reduce its spread or eliminate it completely, such as the use of radiotherapy or chemotherapy in this case.
- Radiotherapy: Breast cancer may spread to the body and the skeletal system. In this case, it is necessary to use radiation therapy that kills existing cancer cells.
- Chemotherapy: It is used in the case of the spread of the disease a lot, and the doctor uses one of the chemical drugs used in such as Calciclofosomide and Methotrexate, depending on the seriousness of the situation.
- Hormonal therapy: The relationship between female hormones in breast cancer, by examining the immune tissue to determine the presence of receptors estrogen and progesterone, and therefore the doctor can find out if he can give the hormone or not.