Breast Cancer

Question 1

What are the causes of breast cancer?

Answer 1

Breast cancer is the abnormal growth of cells, usually in the breasts ducts or lobules.

Question 2

What are the risk factors of breast cancer?

Answer 2

Inherited gene mutations.
beginning period before the age of 12.
beginning menopause at an older age.
radiation exposure.
alcohol.

Question 3

What are the signs and symptoms of breast cancer?

Answer 3

New lumps on the breast, thickening of one breast.
change in nipple shape and/or discharge.
changes in the shape of the breast.
discomfort in the armpit.
swollen lymph nodes.

Question 4

treatment for breast cancer

Answer 4

Surgery - cutting the cancerous tissue
chemotherapy - using medicines to shrink or kill the cancer.
hormonal therapy - blocking cancer cells from getting the hormones required to grow.
radiation therapy - using high-energy rays to kill the cancer cells

Question 5

screening processes for breast cancer

Answer 5

Mammograms - low energy x-ray to screen an image of the breast.
MRI - Mri’s can be used to detect breast cancer by taking images of the tissues.
multiple images are taken and put together to create a detailed image of the breast.