Traditional Medicine Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a disease where there is excessive growth or uncontrolled growth of cells (tissue) breast, It can happen to women and men. From all over the world, breast cancer (Breast Cancer / Carcinoma mammary) reported as one cause of cancer death number five (5) after; kaker lung, uterus cancer, liver cancer and colon cancer.
Breast cancer is cancer of the breast tissue. Here are the most common type of cancer suffered by women. Men also can develop breast cancer, although less likely about 1 in 1000. The most common treatment is with surgery and, if necessary followed by chemotherapy and radiation.

Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Breast cancer can be known with certainty by way of taking samples of breast tissue that had pembenjolan (action biopsy). In this way they will know the type of growth experienced by cells, whether the tumor is benign or malignant tumor (cancer).

Breast Cancer Type
Through the examination which is called by mammograms, so this type of breast cancer can be categorized into two parts, namely:


1. Non-invasive breast cancer, cancer that occurs in the bag (tube) milk {link between the alveoli (milk producing glands) and nipples}. In the language of medicine called 'ductal carcinoma in situ "(DCIS), in which the cancer has not spread to other parts milk sac outside the network.
2. Invasive breast cancer, cancer that has spread beyond the milk bag and attack the surrounding tissue may even lead to the spread (metastasis) such other body gets lympa and other glands through the blood circulation.

Breast Cancer Prevention 
For those of you who feel there are things that look different in the breast, get it checked out to the doctor do not be late. For example arises next enlargement, a lump around the breast, continuous pain on the nipple and forth like the description above signs and symptoms of breast.

Other actions you can do is to avoid obesity, Eat less fat, Try to consume more foods containing vitamin A and C, Do not eat too many salted and smoked foods, exercise regularly, and check-ups since the age of 30 years breasts regularly .

Handling and treatment of breast cancer depends on the type and stage experienced by patients. Generally a new person known to suffer breast cancer after stepping on a fairly severe advanced stadium, this is due to a lack of knowledge or a sense of shame so late to be checked for abnormalities medicine is facing.

1. Surgery

In the known breast cancer early, the surgery was the appropriate action. The doctor removes the lump and a small area surrounding the then replace it with another muscle tissue (lumpectomy). Broadly speaking, there are 3 of surgery or breast cancer surgery including:

•  Radical Mastectomy, the surgical removal of part of the breast (lumpectomy). This operation is always followed by radiotherapy. Lumpectomy usually recommended in patients with large tumors less than 2 cm and located at the edge of the breast. 
•  Total Mastectomy, the surgical removal of the entire breast, but not the glands in the armpit. 
• Modified Radical Mastectomy, the surgical removal of the entire breast, breast tissue in the sternum, collarbone and ribs, and lump around the armpit. 

2. Radiotherapy

(Radiation / radiation), ie the process of irradiation on the affected area of cancer using X-rays and gamma rays are aimed at killing cancer cells remaining in the breast after surgery. These actions have unfavorable effects such as the body becomes weak, poor appetite, skin color around the breast to be black, and Hb and leukocytes tended to decline as a result of radiation.

3. Hormone Therapy

This is known as 'anti-estrogen therapy' that the system works to block the ability of the hormone estrogen in stimulating growth in breast cancer.

4. Chemotherapy

This is a process of anti-cancer drugs in pill form or capsule or liquid through the infusion aimed at killing cancer cells. This system is expected to reach the target in cancer treatment that may have spread other body gets. Impact of kemoterapy were patients experience nausea and vomiting and hair loss due to the influence of drugs given during chemotherapy.

5. Herceptin Treatment

is a biological therapy is known to be effective against HER2-positive in women who have breast cancer stage II, III and IV with the spread of cancer cells.

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