Cancer and Healthy

Breast cancer is the second largest cause of death in women western world and the increasing prevalence of stability. Worldwide, 400,000 women die each year APA this disease. Approximately 250,000 cases diagnosed each year in Europe and 175,000 in the United States in Greece, more than 4500 women become infected each year with breast cancer. Epidemiological data shows that one in eight women will suffer from breast cancer in their lives.

Breast cancer occurs when cells in the body loses control over an unbridled proliferation and divided. The factors responsible for the emergence of the age and aging and thus increasing the likelihood of risk, family history, early emminarchi, delaying menopause, the hormone treatment in postmenopausal women at least 5 years, ateknia, the first pregnancy after age 30, obesity, smoking, frequent use of alcohol.

A high percentage of benign tumors are fast and can be removed without any complications. The malignant tumors develop such mechanisms, if not resolved in time filters and the surrounding tissues and cause metastases in other organs. The cytological and histological examination of the sample volume is achieved through the puncture will help us in

The volume can easily be detected through regular palpation of the breasts by the woman herself, once a month to the top emminou the cycle. In the process, the woman must be formulated on changes in size, shape, texture and less bloody chest, if there is a discharge from the nipple.

From the age of 40 years required clinical examination and mammography. The clinical trial is needed because there are cases of cancer (8-12%), which is not reflected in mammography. The mammogram is nothing other than a chest X-ray that can detect very small tumors and early detection method for this is the only one that can be applied to large groups of the population under control.

This is because breast cancer presents a number of special features compared with other forms of cancer as a woman lost part of her body, which symbolizes the most important aspects of life, motherhood and erotic elements. For although breast cancer is most common in middle age, where climacteric, menopause, this combination has a negative impact on the perception of femininity and attractiveness to women.