Pain in breast cancer

In the risk zone are:

• women over 40 years of age, with an uneven hormonal background;
• hereditary predisposition;
• cancer of other organs of the body( especially the ovaries);
• living in a place of high radioactive background;
• having thyroid disorders.

Mistaken opinion of women that if the chest hurts, it's cancer. Painful sensations in the chest area can be manifested in other types of diseases, therefore, should not panic ahead of time. However, to delay the visit to the doctor, too, should not be. For your own safety, you need to undergo a complete examination as early as possible - in early stages, breast cancer is cured in 95% of women.

Symptoms of the disease are most often manifested in later stages. There are constant pains in breast cancer, deforming of the breast and nipple shape, bleeding from the nipples, enlarging the lymph nodes .In order to avoid the appearance of such a disease, it is best to regularly take preventive measures - once a year undergo a full medical examination.

To women after 40 - it is better to do this 2, and even 3 times a year. It is important to listen carefully to your own body - any discomfort in the chest can be a harbinger of cancer, so attention to yourself is very important. There are several ways to diagnose cancer:

• by biopsy;
• by X-ray;
• by a tomograph;
• ultrasound;
• by palpation.

Additional studies may be performed in the abdominal cavity, lymph nodes, lungs. Significantly simplifies the detection of cancers specialized oncomarker, which is painless and safe way to enter the body.

Treatment of breast cancer can be varied, depending on the chosen technique, the general condition of the body and the stage of development of the tumor. The most often used complex of several methods of treatment: surgical, chemotherapeutic, radiotherapeutic. Tactics is chosen jointly by oncologists, surgeons and radiotherapists, taking into account all the specific features of this particular organism.