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What is breast cancer?

Breast cancer is a disease characterized by cells in the breast that become abnormal and multiply uncontrollably, forming a tumor. If left untreated, malignant cells may eventually spread beyond the original tumor to other parts of the body, a process called metastasis.

Breast cancer is a disease with many types. Each type of breast cancer is identified by the cells in the breast that become malignant. Hormones also play a role in the development of certain types of breast cancer. Signs of breast cancer include skin changes, pain, nipple discharge, a lump and other symptoms.

Click on the tabs below to learn more about breast cancer types, symptoms, risk factors and stages.

Breast cancer incidence

According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women who live to be age 80 will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. This makes the disease the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women, after skin cancer. An estimated 266,120 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the United States in 2018, according to the American Cancer Society.

One in four cancers diagnosed in the U.S. is breast cancer, yet women are not the only ones receiving the diagnosis. Although the incidence of breast cancer is much less common among men, approximately 2,550 American men will learn they have breast cancer in 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates.

Breast cancer is one of the most highly publicized cancers in the media today. Local and national breast cancer awareness events are reminders of its prevalence. Many of us know someone who previously had or is currently battling breast cancer. Fortunately, advancements in breast cancer research provide new treatment options and technologies for those battling the disease.

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Breast Cancer Information: What is Breast Cancer | CTCA

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Get the facts about what breast cancer is, how it starts and how it spreads. This disease generally starts in the milk-producing ducts and glands and affects 192,370 women and 1,700 men in the U.S. each year.

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Breast cancer starts when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. These cells usually form a tumor that can often be seen on an x-ray or felt as a lump.

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Breast Cancer is a non-communicable disease

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Redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin.

Swelling or lump on breast

Skin irritation or dimpling

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having dense breast tissue

having dense breast tissue not only makes it more likely to have breast cancer, but it makes it harder to detect. This is because lumps are harder to see.

unhealthy diet

an unhealthy diet saturated with fruits and vegetables can increase the risk of breast cancer. frequent consumption of alcohol can also cause breast cancer.

your race or gender

Caucasian people are much more likely to get breast cancer than other races. additionally  women are nearly 100 times more likely to get breast cancer.

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Some options that could cure breast cancer are surgery, therapy, and medication.

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according to the national breast cancer foundation, two out of three women with invasive cancer are diagnosed after age 55.

60-70% of people with breast cancer have no connection to the risk factors.

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Women are more at risk for breast cancer as they get older. About 1 in 8 woman will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. And about 1 in 1,000 men will develop breast cancer.

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To reduce the risk of getting breast cancer you could limit alcohol, not smoke, be active, and control your weight. Lifestyle changes have proven to decrease the risk of getting breast cancer.

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https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/about/what-is-breast-cancer.html

https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment

https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/womens-health/in-depth/breast-cancer-prevention/art-20044676