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Affordable Breast Cancer Treatment In Navi Mumbai
It is better if we diagnose breast cancer in an early stage. Because that can be treated in a better way giving better results. All women after the age of 45 should get a mammography test done once every year.
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Here at breast cancer treatment hospital in Navi Mumbai, Mangal Parbhu Hospital doctors choose the best treatment option based on your type of breast cancer and it’s stage and grade and if the cancerous cells are too sensitive to hormones. There are options to remove breast cancer. They are
- You can get it removed just by removing the tumour and a small margin of surrounding healthy tissues. A lumpectomy may be recommended for removing smaller tumours.
- It can also be done by removing the entire breast this procedure is known as mastectomy.
- Sometimes removing a certain number of lymph nodes can also cure breast cancer. This is known as axillary lymph node dissection.
- Sometimes when the cancer may also spread into the other breast removing both breast is the best option
All these procedure are done through radiation therapy or chemotherapy or hormone therapy. We will discuss about them briefly below.
RADIATION THERAPY
In this therapy high powered beams of energy such as X rays and protons are used to kill cancer cells. It can last from three to six weeks depending on the treatment. You might feel fatigue and a red, sunburn like rash at the aim point of radiation.
CHEMOTHERAPY
In chemotherapy drugs/medicines are used to kill fast growing cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be given before and after the surgery depending on the type of breast cancer. Common side effects of chemotherapy are hair loss, nausea, fatigue.
HORMONE THERAPY
It is termed as hormone blocking therapy and is used to treat the breast cancer that are sensitive to hormones . It can also be used before and after the surgery to reduce the chance of getting back breast cancer. It comes with a risk of night sweats, vaginal dryness and a risk of bone thinning and blood clots.
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HOW TO DIAGNOSE BREAST CANCER
Breast cancer can be diagnosed with a number of tests. The surgeon here at Mangal Parbhu Hospital checks weather the women have any kind of lumps in the breast. If the women have any changes in the skin or there is any lump in side of the breast. Then if any lump is detected a biopsy is done on that lump. Biopsy is being inspected to confirm what type pf lump is that. And the third test is imaging modality. If the age of the women is less than 40 then a sonography is done and if the age is above 40 then we get it checked with the help of mammography. The diagnosis is always done in the three steps. First is clinical examination by a surgeon then the second is histopathology I.e. biopsy and then the third and final is imaging evaluation. When these three tests are done then only we can confirm that the women have breast cancer or not.
FACTORS THAT MAY INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER ARE:
- As you age, the risk of getting breast cancer increases.
- It can also be hereditary, that means if anyone from your family has/had breast cancer then you have more probability to have breast cancer.
- Being obese is one of the major factor.
- Drinking alcohol and smoking also a major factor.
- If a girl starts her mensuration cycle before the age of 12.
- Women menopause at an older age.
PREVENTIVE STEPS TO REDUCE RISK OF BREAST CANCER:
- First of all you should quit all your addictive habits like smoking and drinking.
- You should exercise enough to keep your body healthy.
- Try not to gain weight and become overweight.
- After pregnancy breast feed your child at least for 6 months.
- Eat healthy diet. Include plant based diet in your food such as fruits and vegetables.
- Self examine yourself once in a month.
