Risk Factors and Symptoms of Breast Cancer

    As we mentioned before breast cancer occurs when abnormal calls grows out of control in one or both breasts, Usually, cancer cells spread to the lymph nodes and to other parts of the body. Doctors don’t know exactly what causes breast cancer but there are two factors: factors that can and can’t be change (being in control).

Male Breast Cancer

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.

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

Radiation Therapy is also known as partial - breast therapy or brachy therapy because it usually therapy after lumpectomy surgery and/or regular treatment. It uses radioactive substance that is closed by wires or needles and are placed near the breast cancer cell (for first time treatment) or therapy were the cancer was (for therapy after lumpectomy) There are two different methods of giving Internal Radiation: Multi-Catheter and Balloon-Catheter Internal Radiation.

Radiation Therapy

     Radiation therapy is the best treatment options for breast cancer since it can treat all stages of breast cancer, from stage 0 to stage 3. It can be treated after Lumpectomy or Mastectomy surgeries, it has the ability to destroy and cancerous cells that might be in the breast after the tumor has been removed. Pregnant women should NOT have radiation therapy.