Breast cancer awareness - Dr.Mehta's Hospitals

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Dr.Mehta Hospital Chennai

• Topic-Breast Cancer

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• What is a Breast Cancer

• 1.Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells
  of the breasts.
• 2.After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most
  common cancer diagnosed in women in most of the
  countries.
• 3.Breast cancer can occur in both men and women,
  but its far more common in women.
• 4.It occurs when the cells of the breast grows
  out of control.
• 5.Types of Breast Cancer
• Invasive ductal carcinoma
• Invasive lobular
  carcinoma

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• Symptoms of Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer may not cause any symptoms in
  its initial stages
• The symptoms are
• 1.New breast lump
• 2.Pitted, red skin
  over your breast
• 3.Swelling in your
  breast
• 4.Bloody discharge
  from your nipple
• 5.Scaling, peeling,
  or flaking of skin on your breast,
• 6.An sudden change
  in the size/ shape of your breast,
• 7.Inversion of
  nipple
• 8.Swelling or a lump
  under your arm

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• Breast Cancer Awareness

• Breast should be frequently monitored using the
  below steps
• 1.In the shower,inspect your breast using your
  fingers by giving a firm and gentle pressure to
  check whether any discharge of lymps present.
• 2.In the mirror check your breast before standing
  in front of the mirror and check any
  swelling,dimpling is present.
• 3.Make sure you are lying down and place some
  pillows under the head,shoulder and arm make
  yourself flat level and check if there is any
  lump or blood discharge by giving a gentle
  pressure on the breast.

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• Breat Cancer Clinical Dianosis

• If your have any lymp,change in size or
  shapeof the breast or blood discharge Consult
  your doctor and check clinically by the below
  methods
• Breast exam
  (done by the doctor)
• Mammogram
• Breast
  Ultrasound
• Biopsy of
  breast tissue
• Breast MRI

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• To get Best Treatment for Breast Cancer

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  Visit
• https//mehtahospita
  l.com/
• Dr.Mehta's
  Hospitals India Pvt
• LtdNo.2,
  McNichols Rd, 3rd LaneChetpet,
• Chennai 600
  031Tamil Nadu, India
• Contact -o44- 4221
  1001 /1005