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What is Breast Cancer

Existence of ‘breast cancer’ raises fears for women, other than the merciless ferocity, this cancer often comes suddenly, without permission.
Breast However with the increasing awareness among women to conduct routine checks on her breasts. So, the more days the level of this malignant cancer deaths could be reduced further. Especially in patients under the age of 30 years. But if it turns out this malignant cancer had actually been residing in your body, given the very rapid development of stadium one to not be saved only takes less than five years. Then you must be willing to perform various tests, undergo a series of inspections and a super intensive care. All this is done so that the wild cell growth rate of spread of cancer can be known. This is called ‘staging’. No need to panic, because of advancing medical technology is growing day by day. So there are still many possibilities for you to get away from this deadly disease.
Well, want to know more details about the stadium and a variety of medical terms that must be passed by breast cancer? Here are his notes:
Stadium 1
At this stadium, no more than a cancerous lump 2 cm and can not be detected from outside. A very systematic treatment will be given to cancer this stadium, the goal is to cancer cells may not spread and does not continue on the next stadium. At this stadium, the possibility of full recovery in the patients was 70%.
Stadium 2
At this stadium, the possibility of cured patients is 30-40% depending on the extent of the spread of cancer cells. Usually the amount of cancerous lumps are more than two can even be up to 5 cm and the diffusion rate was already up to the armpit area. Or it could be cancer size has reached 5 centimeters but has not spread everywhere. Usually performed surgery to remove cancer cells that exist in all parts of the deployment, and after irradiation to ensure operations are conducted no more cancer cells left behind.
Stadium 3A
According to data from the MOH, 87% of breast cancers found in this stadium. Cancerous lump is larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to lymph glands.
Stadium 3B
Cancer had spread to all parts of the breast, even reaching the skin, chest wall, ribs and chest muscles. In addition, its spread has also been attacked thoroughly kalenjar lymph. If you already so there is no alternative other than removal of the breast.
Stadium 4
Cancer cells have spread to attack other parts of the body, usually the bones, lungs, liver or brain. Or it can also attack the skin, lymph glands in the neck. Same as stadium 3, actions that must be done is removal of the breast.
Here are some of the terms medical action that made the doctor to stop the growth of cancer cells:
Lumpectomy
Its lay term is ‘the appointment of a lump’. This appointment is usually accompanied by a few (very minimal) of healthy tissue. In this way, the network is expected to remain healthy and still be able to reshape the breasts naturally.
Radical Mastectomy
Appointment of the breast partly or wholly included chest muscle beneath the breast to prevent a wider spread of cancer. Now, this method is rarely used because medical technology is more advanced.
Chemotherapy
Therapy is provided in the form of certain drugs are very strong effect (anti-cancer). This therapy can be given by mouth or injection form in blood vessels. This medication should be administered repeatedly to the cycle that lasted between three to six months.
Hormone therapy
The method of the hormone that functions as a barrier to the rate of growth of cancer cells.
Radiation Therapy
This treatment is usually given together with a lumpectomy or masectomy, the function of this therapy is to destroy the cancer cells so as not to spread to other parts of the body.
Breast cancer is not the final verdict of all, doctors are human beings who can say anything. Still, God is everything including the determinants of human life!
Asthma and Allergies
Asthma is a chronic lung disease in which the airways of the lungs are prone to inflammation and swelling. With chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing is a characteristic symptom of asthma, one that tends to intensify at night or early morning. When asthma symptoms suddenly flare, known as an asthma attack.
Even in people without asthma, inhalation of pollen, dust, animal dander and other airborne irritants can trigger allergic rhinitis, an allergic reaction that can cause coughing, symptoms such as congestion nose and sneezing.
