User talk:Swati suradkar

Breast Surgery is a surgical faculty which deals with all types of breast complaints. These include wide spectrum of diseases ranging from simple breast pain or lumps and bumps in the breast to cancer of the breast. It also includes cosmetic surgeries of the breast like augmentation or reduction mammoplasty. The incidence of breast cancer is rapidly rising in India. Today breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. However early detection and treatment at an early stage can prevent many deaths and prolong patients life. Screening by mammography can detect cancer at early stage. It is recommended in women above 40 years of age especially those who have the family history. What is Breast cancer? Breast Cancer starts when the cells in the breast start growing out of control. It is the excessive cell growth that causes cancer usually they form a tumour or lump and it can spread to distant parts of the body. Breast cancer commonly starts in the cells of milk ducts(Dueted call ca sometime it can start in the glandular cells of the breast (lobular ca ). Causes Of Breast Cancer : The exact cause of breast cancer remains unclear but some risk factors make it more likely to happen. Some risk factors are preventable but some are not. Gender: Only female itself predispose to getting breast cancer. Though very rarely breast cancer can occur in men. Age : The risk increases with age. After an age of 40 yrs, the risk increases steadily so that by the age of 70 yrs it goes up to 3.84 % though breast can occur in very young women of early age (20-40) is also becoming common now. Family History(Genetics) : The risk is higher if a woman has or had close relatives with breast cancer such as mother, sister, grandmother. The risk further increases if the number of relatives is more or if the family member has bilateral breast cancer or breast cancer with Ovarian cancer or a case of male breast cancer in the family. Women who carry BRCA 1, & BRCA 2 or TPS3 genes have a higher risk of developing breast ca or Ovarian cancer or both. A history of Breast Ca or the breast lump : If a woman had a breast cancer earlier is more likely to get it again either in the same breast or opposite breast compares with the woman having no disease. Some types of noncancerous(benign) lump increase the chance of developing cancer later on. e.g. Atypical ductal hyperplasia or Lobular cancer inside-. Dense Breast : Breast cancer is more likely to develop in higher density breast tissue. Estrogen Exposure OR Personal History : -Exposure to estrogen for a longer period appears to increase the risk of breast cancer. -Early menarche (starting period) & late menopause causes the woman to higher exposure to estrogen. -Late first pregnancy exposes a woman to higher exchange level. -Breastfeeding especially for over 1 yr appears to reduce the risk probably due to prolonged menstrual cycles. -Women having we child (melliporous) have higher estrogen exposure & hence higher risk. -Women taking hormone replacement therapy [HRT] also have higher risk due to estrogen exposure.