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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Breast Reconstruction

Plastic surgery is divided into two types, namely reconstruction and plastic surgery aesthetic plastic surgery., Reconstructive plastic surgery for breast cancer do to change the skin, breast and nipple tissue removed during mastectomy. The number of missing tissue varies with mastectomy respectively. The factors that contribute to the amount of tissue removed includes wide, size, and location of the original tumor and its proximity to the axilla, where the lymph nodes removed.This is an option for women facing a mastectomy with reconstruction is to restore the symmetry between both breasts.Breast Reconstruction chose to restore its original form through the breast reconstruction plastic surgery. ".After a mastectomy, you may choose to wear external breast forms or pads or no...


Birth control pills and breast cancer risk

Male than a female organ that is also a vital organ that plays an important role in human growth. So women all over the world to keep this one organ as possible to avoid all kinds of diseases. Especially from breast cancer attacks. Oral contraceptives have become the most popular and one of the most effective form of birth control used in the United States, but increased risk of breast cancer has led to debate about the role that birth control pills may have side effects in developing breast cancer. A recent study of breast cancer prevention comes from Australian researchers. They Assume that by consuming Pill or pill at a Relatively...


Inflammatory breast cancer (Mastitis)

Inflammation of the breast, or mastitis is an inflammation of the breast caused by infection in the breast tissue or due to blockages. Mastitis is divided into 3 namely periductal mastitis, pueperalis mastitis, and mastitis supurativa. The third type of mastitis is the result of different causes and conditions are also different.Unlike breast cancer, this type of cancer may not cause a lump in the breast. Checking the breast with mammograms often fail to learn at an early stage breast cancer. Because growing so rapidly, usually has spread at the time of diagnosis.Cause.Puerperalis mastitis caused by infection in the breast tissue. Mastitis occurs in women who are breastfeeding because of the transfer of Germs from your baby's mouth or the mouth of her husband. That's because low...


Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer

Although the exact causes of breast cancer is unknown, most experts agree that there are several factors that increase the risk of breast cancer.On risk factors associated with breast cancerIn the age group, breast cancer was diagnosed:- 4 of 1.000 women at the age of 30 years-14 Out of 1.000 women at age 40 years-26 O from 1000 women at age 50 years-37 Of 1000 women at the age of 60 years.Breast cancer risk:History of breast cancer.Women who have had breast cancer in one breast have increased opportunity to have another breast cancer or breast cancer could be the same again, in one breast, or in other areas of the body, such as lung, liver, brain, or bone.Family history.A woman with breast cancer risk increases if her mother, sister, daughter, or two or more other close relatives...


Overcoming Pain In Breast

Pain is the most common type of breast pain. Can be caused by the normal monthly changes in hormones. This pain usually occurs in both breasts. Feeling of heaviness or pain that extends into the armpit and arm. The pain is usually most severe before the menstrual period and disappear when the period ends. Cyclic breast pain is more common in younger women. Most cyclic pain disappear without treatment and usually disappears at menopause.Noncyclic pain most often occurs in women 30-50 years old. only occurs in one breast. Feeling sharp, burning pain that occurs in one breast area. Occasionally, noncyclic pain may be caused by a fibroadenoma or cyst. If the cause of noncyclic pain can be identified, Treating the cause may relieve the pain.Breast pain can become worse with the changes...


Breast Cancer Prevention Tips.

Breast cancer is the most frightening disease for women. As a result of breast cancer may lead to amputation of penis, can even cause death to the sufferer. But now researchers have a lot to know how to prevent, or at least reduce the risk of breast cancer. Some attempts to minimize the risk of breast cancer can be done Medically or natural (alternative therapies).Prevention of natural ways are:1. Raga playing regularly.Exercise will lower levels of estrogen produced by the body to reduce the risk of breast cancer.Regular aerobic exercise may offer some protection against the risk of women developing breast cancer. Research has found that women who performed with passion and often only half the possible non-Gym to get breast cancer, although perhaps other factors that play a...


Herceptin

Herceptin is a monoclonal antibody of the world's first and only drug approved by the FDA for the indication of breast cancer with HER2 over-expression or HER2 positive status.Is HER2? * HER2 is a protein produced by a gene that potentially cause cancer. These proteins act as antennas that receive signals to cancer cells spread is quick and deadly. * Approximately 20-30% of women with breast cancer are HER2. * The presence of HER2 associated with the course of the disease that gets worse and the time of recurrence is much faster at all stages of breast cancer development, thus becomes an important thing for patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to check their HER2 status .Herceptin can be used by using several different ways: * Part of the treatment regimen including...


What is HER2? - HER2 + Breast Cancer

In HER2 positive breast cancer, increasing the amount of HER2 protein found on the surface of tumor cells. This is known as' HER2 Positivity. "High levels of HER2 found in malignant forms of this disease is much less respond to chemotherapy. Research shows that HER2 Positivity Affects approximately 20-30 percent of women with breast cancer.HER2 positive breast cancer, which Affects approximately 20-30 percent of women with breast cancer, demands immediate attention because the tumor grew rapidly and likely to recur. These results provide the first evidence that adding a third in the first chemotherapy regimen most commonly used of Herceptin and taxane provide great additional benefits for patients with malignant forms of this disease. This drug combination was also generally well...


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