Some people might think what is breast cancer in men? Or how is it diagnosed? Reading this article will help give you all the information you need. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor, group of cells that grow into surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body, which starts cells of the breast. Women usually get breast cancer but men also have breast tissue that are nonfunctional (doesn't produce milk) so they might as well get it.
A blog that describes Breast Cancer, talks about its risk factors and how to treat yourself with all available treatment options for breast cancer.
Treatment by Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen is a antagonist, a type of receptor ligand or drug that doesn't provoke a response when binding to a receptor, of the estrogen receptor in the breast cancer. The generic name for Tamoxifen is Nolvadex. It helps treat women that are diagnosed with hormone – receptor – positive, early staged breast cancer after surgery.
Aromatase Inhibitor
Aromatase Inhibitor is usually given to post menopause women who had hormone dependent breast cancer so they need this estrogen but, medical doctors use Aromatase inhibitor to turn off the enzyme Aromatase so it can't turn androgen to estrogen. Aromatase Inhibitor can't stop the ovaries to produce estrogen, so they give it to menopause when there ovaries stop making estrogen and other hormones.
External Radiation Therapy
External Radiation Therapy, also known as external beam therapy, carries high beam of radiation by x- rays
and sends them directly to breast cancer cells. The high beam is send by a large machine called
a linear accelerator and targeted at the tumor site, this treatment option for
breast cancer is delivered in two treatment fields: one starts in the middle of the chest and faces the
side, while the other starts from the side breast and faces the middle of the
chest, where the breastbone is located.
Internal Radiation Therapy

Mastectomy Surgery

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