Risk Factors and Symptoms of Breast Cancer

  The rate of breast cancer has substantially increased in recent decades. According to worldwide statistics, the incidence of breast cancer is about 40-50 per 100,000. There are some Risk Factors of Breast Cancer. • Being woman, • Being between the ages of 50-70 and in the post-menopausal period, • Having relatives with breast cancer in the family (on the mother or father’s side), (The closer the degree of kinship and the higher the number of relatives with breast cancer, the higher the risk). • Having had breast cancer before, • Early menstruation, late menopause, • never having given birth • Having the first birth after the age of 30, • Having given birth but not breastfed the baby, • Taking long-term hormone therapy • Living in a modern city life environment, • Using cigarettes and tobacco products, • Obesity; gaining excess weight, especially after menopause, and consuming foods rich in saturated fats, • Lack of physical activity. The risk of developing cancer increases with advancing age, but there are measures that can be taken to prevent it with the help of cigarettes and alcohol, healthy food and regular exercise, retaining a healthy weight, breastfeeding for the first six months for those who have children, not becoming a mother too late, paying close attention to hormone use. It takes a long time for a malignant cell in the breast to form a tumor and for expert physicians to diagnose it during the exam or to be visible on X-rays. Women are typically about 1 cm. they can notice a mass that has reached its sizeable size, thanks to the manual configuration technique. Presently, a lot of the symptoms of breast cancer are found by the person themselves. Cancerous masses do not deform easily, have uneven borders, look distinctive, and are difficult to move in the breast tissue.

Symptoms of Breast Cancer are;

• A palpable hardness or mass in the breast, • Asymmetry that has recently emerged between the two breasts, • Inward retraction of the nipple or breast skin, • Breast redness, wound, eczema, crusting, cracking, • Orange peel-like appearance on the breast skin, • Change in shape or direction of the nipple, • Unusual swelling or increase in size of the breast, • Pain of a different character than can be found in the breast during menstrual periods, • discharge from the nipple; especially in pink, red, • Hardness, swelling, or mass in the armpit. Breast cancer seldom spreads to distant locations before it reaches the breasts. The most common areas where breast cancer occurs are the hip and spine bones, as well as the lungs and liver. Check Out: What is Breast Cancer?