Breast carcinoma

Carcinoma is a fairly common disease of the breast. With age, the risk of contracting breast carcinoma increases with age. Carcinoma is a tumor that grows out of the skin or tissue. Such a tumor covers, as well as lining the internal organs. Quite often, there is ductal carcinoma, which is an unknown breast cancer. This name indicates the beginning of development in the lumen of the dairy ducts of the tumor. Nowadays, with the help of the latest high-tech methods, a breast examination is performed, which makes it possible to detect a cancerous tumor at an early stage.

What are the causes of breast carcinoma?

Unknown cancer or carcinoma, means that the tumor formation on other breast tissue does not spread. There are many factors in the development of breast carcinoma. The reasons can be: the absence of pregnancy during a woman's life, the early onset of menstruation, the onset of late menopause. Also hereditary predisposition, the onset of pregnancy after 35 years( late), long-term use of hormonal drugs. An important reason for the development of carcinoma is the detection of abnormal genes responsible for the appearance of a breast tumor.

Symptoms and diagnosis of breast carcinoma

With the help of a routine examination, it is impossible to diagnose carcinoma of this organ, but in some women tumor formation and discharge from the nipple can be observed, and pain sensations are completely absent.

The presence of ductal carcinoma can be detected during mammography. In the development of a breast tumor, microcalcinomas are formed, and if a specialist detects fragments of these calcifications during mammography, the next step in diagnosing the disease will be a biopsy. The ability to identify the final diagnosis is given by taking a piece of suspicious tissue by inserting a needle for a biopsy. It is necessary to know that if a non-invasive breast carcinoma is detected, the woman should not panic. The fact is that this diagnosis is not a "verdict", since this disease in early stages is considered a precancerous disease, which, when multiplying, does not go beyond the mammary glands.

There is also an invasive carcinoma of this organ. This type of carcinoma is characterized by the proliferation of tumor formation throughout the mammary gland. Symptoms of invasive carcinoma are: the formation of a solid tumor-like formation with uneven edges, a retracted nipple, a possible increase in the size of the breast, due to the uneven development of the tumor.

Also to the symptoms that accompany the presence of a tumor, you can include common symptoms for any type of intoxication of the body. These are changes in body temperature over a long period of time, weight loss, lack of appetite, prolonged ongoing anemia and weakness.

Factors that contribute to the development of the tumor are: prolonged exposure to various harmful chemicals in the home and at the enterprise, prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation, viral diseases and a weakened immune system.

Treatment of breast carcinoma

If, after necessary examinations, a diagnosis of carcinoma has been diagnosed, one should not panic, delivering premature experiences to relatives. It is necessary to gather and not postpone, turn to the right specialist for help. Remember that in the early stages in a short time you can conquer this ailment. You need to know that your inner mood directly affects the healing process.

Treatment of non-invasive carcinoma in most cases consists precisely in surgical removal of the tumor( these are operations of lumpectomy).The standard of such an operation is the following: the edges of the resected, otherwise removed tissue of this gland should remain "clean" from the cancer cells.

Radiation therapy is used to reduce the risk of invasive cancer, mainly after an operation involving non-invasive ductal carcinoma. If the tumor is hormone-dependent, hormonal cancer therapy may be prescribed to reduce the risk of recurrence or development of a new breast cancer.