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[B864]Breast Cancer Early Stages

by James S. Pendergraft, Jam

An “Early Stage” breast cancer is sometimes referred as Stage 1 breast cancer. In such cases, the affected region is less than 2–2.5 centimetres in diameter. However, cancer does not spread inside the tissue of the breast. In fact, among all the women detected for breast cancer in the U.S, 63% of them suffer from “Early Stage” Breast Cancer, as it is still localized to the tissue of the breast.

Today, Breast Cancer is considered to be one of the most deadly and emotional types of cancers occurring in women. However, it should be kept in mind that it is not only women, who are at a risk of having breast cancer. Men can also have such type of cancers, but most patients are female.

Early detection increases chances of survival

If the breast cancer is an early stage one and it is properly detected and treated, the survival rate of that patient increases to a large extent. The best trick to fight breast cancer is to catch it early on and generally women can detect it by finding a typical lump in any one of their breasts. Women should immediately check out in such cases but they should not worry, as all lumps are not cancers.

Early stage breast cancer cannot always be cured, even though cancerous cells are unable to reach the lymph nodes. Women, who catch early stage breast cancer, gets treated at that point and many of them are able to enjoy life in a normal lifestyle for more than ten years. It is highly recommended for every woman to check her breasts regularly to be on the safe side, so that possible cases of breast cancers can be detected early. With proper treatment, women can enjoy high survival rates.

Symptoms of Early Stage Cancer

An early stage breast cancer can be detected on the basis of various symptoms. Some of them are unexpected abnormal changes in the anatomy & the size of the breast, appearance of the skin of the breast becomes dimpled & puckered, sudden unexpected changes in the size and shape of the nipple like the changing position and nipple being inverted. Other symptoms include abnormal discharge from the nipple, development of rash in the nipple, continuous pain in the region of armpit & breast, thickening or formation of the lump in the armpit & breast and swelling of the collarbone region & armpit.

Treatment following the detection

Any of the above symptoms determine an early stage breast cancer and any woman having such symptoms should immediately contact her general physician. Doctors examine the patient properly and if necessary, can refer them to a breast clinic for more examinations and mammogram. Upon detection of a lump, the cancerous cells can be extracted with the help of a delicate needle. A biopsy should also be done to ascertain, if the affected area or lump is malignant.

Every woman should know how to do self-examination of her beasts, so that she can know her breasts easier and recognise abnormal changes on them.

To Your Health!

Oral cancer is not discussed to a great length like breast cancer or prostate cancer, but it is claiming a considerable amount of lives every year. A given 34,360 people contract the disease and of those 7, 550 die. This disease that is more prevalent in African Americans has a low public awareness which therefore leads to late detection. Twenty-five percent of the 30,000 Americans who get oral cancer die of the disease. If detected within the early stages or pre-cancerous stages then the illness has a great opportunity of being cured.

A measure that can be taken to prevent oral cancer is including many fruits and vegetables in your diet. Fruits and vegetables may avert the development of potentially cancerous lesions. A precaution to take if you do not want to contract oral cancer is to stay away from some of the risk factors. Risk factors that can lead to oral cancer are any consumption of tobacco in any form, drinking alcohol, and the Human Papilloma Virus. Many Asian cultures chew betel, paan, and Areca which are known to be strong risk factors.

The sure way of circumvent oral cancer is to visit your dentist regularly. At your typical dentist visit screening for oral cancer is a part of your dentist's routine. Your dentist also checks your mouth for pre-cancerous conditions. Your dentist will also check for painless, painless, white or red spot or a small mouth sore. Even though sometimes these sores can benign it is important to let your dentist examine them. To verify if the sore is pre-cancerous or not there are varying forms of procedure. The range is from mild being a brush test to as powerful as a pap smear used to detect pre-cancerous conditions.

Your dentist will be able to diagnose that you have oral cancer or may get oral cancer through your symptoms. Usually there is a skin lesion, bump, or ulcer in your mouth. It can be pale or dark but it is a discoloration. It can also be a white patch (leukoplakia) or a red patch (erythroplakia) on the tissues of the mouth. The sore spots commence without pain but they can develop to a burning sensation or painful when the tumor advances. Other symptoms are tongue problems, difficulty swallowing, or mouth sore that don't go away after fourteen days. Late symptoms are pain and parasthesia, which is a numbness or tingling feeling.

Oral cancer is treatable and the palliative is greatly successful if it is within early detection. Treatment usually consists of surgically removing the tumor. Depending on the gravity and size of the tumor reconstructive surgery may be needed after the excision of the tumor. Reconstructive surgery would include bone grafts to rebuild structures and surgical flaps to give an acceptable cosmetic and pragmatical result. If the tumor is too large or inoperable then radiation therapy would be necessary. Radiation therapy is used alongside dislocation of the tumor for radical treatment.

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