Breast Cancer in Women

Breast Cancer in Women

Introduction

Cancer indicates the presence of abnormal cells that multiply uncontrollably. In the case of breast cancer, cells can remain in the breast or spread throughout the body via the blood or lymphatic vessels1. Breast cancer is the cancer that is most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide, both before and after the menopause. One woman in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime, and 1 woman in 27 will die.

Discussion

In most cases, breast cancer occurs after age 50. The survival rate 5 years after diagnosis varies from 80% to 90% depending on the age and type of cancer.

Breast cancer is a highly aggressive malignant tumor due to its extraordinarily high potency of metastasis. Metastases are more frequent in the auxiliary lymph nodes - in 48-73.6%, then the supraclavicular - in 16-19%, and parasternal - in 2.4-15%. There are two known ways of metastatic breast cancer: the most common and least common lymphogenous gemogenny. Hematogenous metastases may occur in any organ.

Breast cancer is a disease of women of middle and old age. Symptoms of cancer of the body are various degrees of asymmetry of the breast, inverted nipple with serous and spotting, as well as redness and swelling of the skin over the tumor. On palpation, the tumor is determined by the different sizes, according to the form it can be knotted and no uniform consistency, but with rather sharp edges.

In advanced cases, the tumor may be in the nature of diffusely infiltrative. The most common form of breast cancer nodal and infiltrative. There are also edematous infiltrative and ulcerative forms. Rarely occurring form - Cancer Paget, this begins with changes in the nipple: its shape, the appearance of redness and skin tightening, education flakes, moist crust and ulcerations.

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