• What is breast cancer?
  • Mahdi Mohammadian,1,*


  • Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the oldest and most common diseases in women.Breast cancer is an exclusive disease of women, but men make up 1% of those affected.
  • Methods: Different reasons have been found for breast cancer.The main causes are: Having cancer in the past-Premature puberty-Childbirth over the age of 35-Premature menstruation-Infertility-Weight Gain-Excessive fat consumption-alcohol consumption-smoking-Menopause over the age of 55-Taking hormonal medications during menopause. Breast cancer also has some symptoms. Of course, the presence of these symptoms in a person's body can have other reasons. If you see these symptoms, you should see a specialist.The most common symptoms are: Breast skin changes (Like wrinkles, bumps, etc)-Breast size change-Deformation and discoloration of the nipple-Fluid secretion from the breast other than milk.
  • Results: Generally, breast cancer is can be prevented with a healthy lifestyle.The easiest prevention methods are: Exercise and balance weight-eating foods that contain vitamins E and C-eating fruits and vegetables-enough sleep-Avoid stress. Following these tips can greatly prevent breast cancer. To treat breast cancer, you must first diagnose whether the cancer mass is benign or malignant. For diagnosis, ultrasound, mammography, MRI, or biopsy are prescribed. Then specialist diagnoses that the breast should be completely removed or only the affected areas should be removed. If only the affected areas are removed, treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or hormone therapy will be started. However, in some cases, breast tissue must be completely removed to prevent cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body.
  • Conclusion: Nowadays, breast cancer is of particular importance because it is the most common type of cancer in women. It should be noted that women have formed the mainstay of the family as mothers, and also due to the fact that this disease affects women at the age when the individual has the highest social and personal productivity, so inform this is especially important for women.
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