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What are Its Symptoms and Treatment Cancer is a major health concern these days that is caused due to different changes also known as mutations, that occur in the genes that manage the growth of the cells. It is this mutation that leads to innumerable division and multiplication of the cells. Breast cancer is considered to be the most common type of invasive cancer among women and also is the second leading reason after lung cancer for cancer deaths in women. This cancer develops in the breast cells. Particularly, the cancer shapes in either the lobules or the ducts of a woman’s breast. Lobules, is a term referred to as the glands that are responsible for producing milk and ducts are the pathways that carry the milk from the glands to the nipple. It is the fatty tissue or the fibrous connective tissues present within the breast, where the cancer is formed. Considering the fact, lack of awareness among women about breast cancer has pushed us at Amandeep Hospita...

Breast Cancer - Symptoms and Risk Factor Breast cancer has emerged as major cancer amongst women of India, displacing cervical cancer. Data from the Ministry of Health has ranked breast cancer as the number one cancer among Indian women with a rate as high as 25.8 per 100,000 women and mortality of 12.7 per 100,000 women. Breast cancer is no longer cancer of older women around 25% of breast cancer is beginning to be seen in women younger than 50. Hence, all women need to know the signs and symptoms of breast cancers and risk factors for the development of breast cancer. The common symptoms of breast cancer are Lump in the breast or under am (around or in armpit area) Thickening / swelling change in skin texture of part of the breast Redness /flaky skin in the nipple area Change in nipple area/pain Discharge from nipple (other than breast milk) Change in size or shape of the breast g) pain in any area of the breast. If any woman notices any of these, it i...