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igns and symptoms of breast cancer may include:
A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue
Bloody discharge from the nipple
Change in the size or shape of a breast
Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling
Inverted nipple
Peeling or flaking of the nipple skin
Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange
When to see a doctor
If you find a lump or other change in your breast — even if a recent mammogram was normal — make an appointment with your doctor
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An estimated 182,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2000.
Approximately 42,200 deaths will occur in women from breast cancer in 2000.
One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.
Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk.
Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer.
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54
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Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer for any Asian population accounting to 40,000 deaths per year. Approximately 1 in 9 of Pakistani women will suffer from breast cancer at some point in their lives.
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At least 90,000 women suffer from breast cancer in Pakistan every year, said University of Health Sciences controller of examinations Dr Junaid S Khan while delivering a lecture on Cosmetic Options in Breast Disease Management at Sukh Chan Wellness Club on Saturday.
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half of 90,000 women affected with breast cancer were in the Punjab alone. He said only 10 percent of women were diagnosed and that out of them about 75 percent women did not treat the problem and die within five years
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Whatever your age, marital status, sexual activity or orientation, you can't predict how you will react to the loss of a breast. Stop and think: How important is re-creating your breast to you? Can you live with "take-off-and-put-on" alternatives? Do you need surgical breast reconstruction to feel whole again? What about timing? This section of Breastcancer.org helps you understand your options AND sort through the medical and personal issues you should consider.
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The incidence of breast cancer in Karachi, Pakistan is 69.1 per 100,000 with breast cancer presentation in stages III and IV being common (≥ 50%). The most pragmatic solution to early detection lies in breast cancer education of women. Nurses constitute a special group having characteristics most suited for disseminating breast cancer information to the women. We assessed the level of knowledge of breast cancer risk factors among registered female nurses in teaching hospitals of Karachi. We also identified whether selected factors among nurses were associated with their knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, so that relevant measures to improve knowledge of nurses could be implemented.
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Similarly in Lahore, another major city of Pakistan, breast cancer was the most common female cancer
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Breast cancer seems to occur more frequently in countries with high dietary intake of fat, and being overweight or obese is a known risk factor for breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women.
This link is thought to be an environmental influence rather than genetic. For example, Japanese women, at low risk for breast cancer while in Japan, increase their risk of developing breast cancer after coming to the United States.
Several studies comparing groups of women with high- and low-fat diets, however, have failed to show a difference in breast cancer rates.
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Most breast lumps are not cancerous. All breast lumps, however, need to be evaluated by a doctor.
Breast discharge is a common problem and is rarely a symptom of cancer. Discharge is most concerning if it is from only one breast or if it is bloody. In any case, all breast discharge should be evaluated.
Nipple inversion is a common variant of normal nipples, but nipple inversion that is a new development can be of concern.
Changes in the skin of the breast include redness, changes in texture, and puckering. These changes are usually caused by skin diseases but occasionally can be associated with breast cancer.
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound of the breast is often done to evaluate a breast lump.
Ultrasound waves create a "picture" of the inside of the breast.
It can demonstrate whether a mass is filled with fluid (cystic) or solid. Cancers are usually solid, while many cysts are benign.
Ultrasound might also be used to guide a biopsy or the removal of fluid.
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According to the Pakistani National Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer for any Asian population accounting for 40,000 deaths per year. About one in nine Pakistani women will get breast cancer.
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Over 90,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed every year in Pakistan and the disease claims about 40,000 deaths in the country each year reveals a shocking new report. The country spends 0.57 per cent of the GDP on health, which is the lowest in South Asia, says the report “A life worth living,” prepared by the Pink Ribbon Campaign Pakistan ahead of a month-long awareness campaign being launched in October worldwide.
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One out of nine women in Pakistan is likely to be at the risk of breast cancer and over 30 percent of women have it in the country but despite this, women are generally unaware of the disease.
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Amir_pindi and Ali Usman you did not need to flood this thread like this. All of this could be said in lesser number of posts!
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Researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) have launched a clinical trial that targets a new treatment combination for the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In DCIS, the cancer cells are inside the milk ducts of the breast but have not spread to surrounding breast tissue. According to the American Cancer Society, one in five new breast cancer cases in the United States is diagnosed as DCIS, and nearly all diagnosed at this early stage can be cured. The trial, sponsored by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), will compare the effects of adding the drug trastuzumab to radiation therapy following breast sparing surgery (lumpectomy) in patients whose DCIS makes too much of the protein known as HER2 (positive). Too much of this protein can cause a normal cell to turn cancerous and make existing cancer cells grow faster. Trastuzumab is considered a targeted therapy against HER2-positive breast cancer. Early information shows the drug may also help radiation therapy work better in treating HER2-positive breast cancer, although investigators caution more research is needed in this area
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Kristy's 13-year-old daughter's doctor said she should learn to give herself breast exams. Is breast cancer really a threat for a teenager?
Although breast cancer in teens is extremely rare, it's a good idea for girls to learn how to perform a breast self-examination (BSE) so they can get used to how their bodies feel normally. After learning what is normal for them, teens can then recognize changes in their breasts.
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If we're trying to reach children that are 12, 13, 14, saying, 'You'd better be checking your breasts every month,' that implies you are at risk now for getting breast cancer, and that's not an appropriate message," she says. "Yes, women have been diagnosed as young as 20, but it's rare."
