| HEALTH
- Early detection of Breast cancer |
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cancer is the most common cancer amongst women. The
warning symptoms of breast cancer are different for
different persons. Some people do not have any signs
at all.
According to the American Cancer Society, any of the
following unusual changes in the breast can be a symptom
of breast cancer:
• swelling of all or part of the breast
• skin irritation or dimpling
• breast pain
• nipple pain or the nipple turning inward
• redness, or flaky skin, or thickening of the
nipple
• a nipple discharge other than breast milk
• a lump in the underarm area
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changes also can be signs of an infection or a cyst.
It’s important to get any breast changes checked
out promptly by a doctor. Screening tests are a basic
part of prevention medicine. All screening tests are
commonly available through your general doctor.
Generally all women over age 20 should perform breast
self-examination preferably at the time in their menstrual
cycle.
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All
women over age 40 should have breast examinations by
their doctors every year.
If any symptoms noticed after the age 40s, seek a specialist
doctor’s advice and you may need a mammogram test.
Mammograms can detect many small breast
cancers long before they may be felt by breast examinations.
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However there are differences
of opinion about Mammograms like, "Mammograms
increase the risk for developing breast cancer and
raise the risk of spreading or metastasize an existing
growth," says Dr. Charles B. Simone, a former
clinical associate in immunology and pharmacology
at the National Cancer Institute.
All women over age 50 should have a mammogram test
every year.
……."Early detection is the key,"
"And if I hadn't found my lump early, I don't
know what would have been. I am still here and I want
to encourage women to do that on a regular basis."…..
Olivia Newton-John
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