Breast Cancer : Breast Cancer Prevention, Treatment - 6 Effective ways to Prevent Breast Cancer

Worldwide statistics of Breast Cancer :

1. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and the second-most common cancer overall, with nearly 1.7 million new cases diagnosed in 2012.

2. Both women and men get breast cancer. Although breast cancer in men is rare, an estimated 2,150 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 410 will die each year.

3. Older people are more likely to get breast cancer than younger people. Around 81% of breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50.

4. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.

5. Belgium had the highest rate of breast cancer, followed by Denmark and France in the world.


6. The highest incidence of breast cancer was in Northern America and Oceania; and the lowest incidence in Asia and Africa.

7. Every 19 seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer.

8. There are currently 2.5 million breast cancer survivors living in the United States.

9. The incidence of breast cancer is highest in more developed countries and lowest in less developed countries.

10. Not all lumps that are found in the breast are cancerous.

Given below are some of the preventive measure to avoid  Breast Cancer :-

Obesity raises the risk of breast cancer after menopause, the time of life when breast cancer most often occurs. Maintain the right body composition. Do some exercise or Yoga to avoid gaining weight.

Good eating habits is very important factor for breast cancer prevention. Take a diet high in vegetables and fruit and low in sugared drinks, refined carbohydrates and fatty foods. Fruits and vegetables such as leafy greens, carrots, and red peppers contains Carotenoids which is very essential for avoiding Breast Cancer.
Harvard researchers recently found that women who had the highest carotenoid levels in their blood had a 19% lower risk of breast cancer than those with the lowest levels.

Moderate daily exercise reduces breast cancer risk. Regular practice of Yoga helps regulates the endocrine system, and thus our hormones.
Research suggests that increased physical activity, even when begun later in life, reduces overall breast-cancer risk by about 10 percent to 30 percent. Daily moderate exercise or walk for 30-minute is very effective.

Alcohol use is connected with an increased risk of breast cancer. Women should limit intake to no more than one drink per day, regardless of the type of alcohol.

Research suggests that long-term smoking is associated with increased risk of breast cancer in some women. Stop Smoking, It's never too Late!

Women who breast-feed their babies for at least a year in total have a lessened danger of developing breast cancer later. Because a woman doesn't menstruate while breast-feeding, it limits the number of cycles she has over a lifetime, which lowers the amount of estrogen to which her body is exposed.

Menopausal hormone therapy increases risk for breast cancer. If you must take hormones to manage menopausal symptoms, avoid those that contain progesterone and limit their use to less than three years. “Bio-identical hormones” and hormonal creams and gels are no safer than prescription hormones and should also be avoided.

Regular Breast cancer screening is an important part. Follow your doctor or health care provider’s recommendations to decide what type of screening you need and how often you need it.

Prognosis of breast cancer :

Basically, there are 6 types of treatment available for Breast cancer :-

Surgery is often needed to remove a breast tumor.Surgery involves various surgical procedures used to treat breast cancer. Options for this include breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy(surgery to remove the entire breast). The breast can be reconstructed at the same time as surgery or later on. Surgery is likewise used to check the lymph nodes under the arm for cancer spread.

The high-energy radiation used during radiotherapy permanently damages the DNA of cancer cells, causing them to die. Radiotherapy is also used alongwith chemotherapy (chemo-radiotherapy), to try to cure cancers.
Radiotherapy can also be used before surgery to shrink a tumor so it's easier to remove (known as neoadjuvant treatment), or after surgery to destroy small amounts of tumor that may be left (known as adjuvant treatment).

Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of medicines or drugs to treat cancer. Chemotherapy works by slowing down or stopping the growth of cancer cells. It may be given intravenously (injected into a vein) or by mouth.

Hormone therapy is most often used as an adjuvant therapy to help reduce the risk of the cancer coming back after surgery. It can also be used as neoadjuvant treatment. It is also used to treat cancer that has come back after treatment or has spread.

Targeted Therapy is a newer type of cancer treatment that uses drugs or other substances to more precisely identify and attack cancer cells, usually while doing little damage to normal cells.
These targeted drugs work differently from standard chemotherapy (chemo) drugs. They often have different (and less severe) side effects.

When cancer spreads to bones, it can cause pain and lead to bones weakening of bones, breaking (fractures) and other problems which can be very painful. Drugs like bisphosphonates and denosumab can help prevent these problems.

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