
19/10/2024
Breast cancer is when breast cells mutate and become cancerous cells that multiply and form tumors.
Breast cancer is highly treatable in its early stages
These are the types of breast cancer:
- Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
- Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)
- Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
There are 4 stages of breast cancer, these are:
- stage 1
- Stage 2
- Stage 3
- Stage 4
*Signs of breast cancer:
* Discharge from the breast
* Thickening or swelling of part of the breast.
* Any change in the size or the shape of the breast.
* New lump in the breast or underarm (armpit).
*Risk factors of breast cancer*
* A family history of breast cancer.
* Age: Being 55 or older.
* Genetics
*Diagnosis and Tests*
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Breast Ultrasound
- Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Scan
- Breast biopsy
- Immunohistochemistry
*Management and Treatment*
How is breast cancer treated?
- Mastectomy
- Lumpectomy
- Breast reconstruction
*Prevention*
Can breast cancer be prevented?
- Get to and stay at a healthy weight
- Eating healthy diets
- Do regular self- examination.
*How to do self examination*
-Stand upright in front of a mirror
- put your left hand on your hip
- Then use your right fingers to massage your breast in a circular motion , Use light, medium, and firm pressure to feel for any lumps
- Do same for the other breast
- Then press the ni**le for any discharge
For more information, visit us at ZMH Imperial Hospital
No 6, Malete street behind mtn office, Tanke , ilorin, Kwara state
call us on 08091829212 or send a WhatsApp message only to 07010777002.