Breast cancer, the stage of the fight

Among all types of oncological neoplasmsbreast cancer treats best. This information gives hope, because, despite the achievements of medicine, this type of cancer remains the main cause of death of women all over the world.

The industrialized countries are leading in terms of the number of sick women, but recently, both in Africa and in Asia, there has been a rapid increase in the incidence of the disease.

Why does mortality increase?

Women miss the opportunity of early diagnosis. Doctors complain that most patients seek medical help when they have already progressed significantly breast cancer, the stages of which have already reached catastrophic value.

In the past, having discovered a patient with breast cancera gland of 1 stage, the doctor said that there is only one hope - this is a radical mastectomy. This traumatic operation of removing the breast, chest muscles, lymph nodes in the axillary region and in the chest. Many women were afraid of such treatment, because many sufferings were caused by subsequent chemotherapy and radiotherapy after the operation. This affected the fact that women delayed the visit to the oncologist.

Dangerous signs

A woman should watch for changes in lymph nodes and breasts. Here are the dangerous signs that should prompt a woman to see a doctor urgently:

compaction or swelling in the chest and in the axillary region;
any discharge from the nipple, unless it is breast milk;
changes in the structure of the skin or its color;
unusual nipple tension or sensitivity;

Before being diagnosed, the doctor with a thin needletakes a piece of tissue from the tumor for analysis. If cancer cells are found, an operation is performed to remove the affected tissue (to date, this is not always a radical mastectomy). If the diagnosis is made - breast cancer, the stage the doctor determines, depending on the following factors: the type of tumor, the size of the tumor, the prevalence of tumors and also the rate at which the tumor grows.

Some tumors are fueled by estrogen hormones, so the doctor usually prescribes hormone therapy to prevent the spread of the disease.

So that the deadly form of cancer can not developof the 4th stage breast, scientists are struggling with the cause of metastasis, trying to overcome the resistance of cells to chemical attack and deprive them of signals of cell growth. Perhaps, in the near future, new less traumatic and more effective methods of treatment will be opened.

Stages of the disease

I. A tumor up to 2 cm in size, there are no seals in the lymph nodes.

II. The size of the neoplasm is up to 5 cm, while the lymph nodes are not affected.

III. The tumor increases, and the cancer spreads to neighboring tissues outside the breast, inflammatory process begins.

IV. Cancer spreads to other tissues and organs, at this stage the most often diagnosed breast cancer.

How to cope with the disease

If you are treating breast cancer, the stages do not matter - tune in to the following:

A year or more you will focus on healing and recovery.
You will need to find a qualified doctor who respects your needs, feelings and attitudes.
Solve with your loved ones when and to whom youtell me about your illness. Do not be shy about your illness, because you are not to blame for being sick. If you tell your friends that breast cancer has been detected, you can transfer the stages of this disease easier, because your loved ones will be able to show love to you.
Fight with constant stress caused by heavy feelings. You can read the Bible, pray and reflect on the good.
You need to talk with those who have already had breast cancer, the stages and stages of the disease will be more clear to you, and you can be cheerful.
You will have to learn to think only about today'scares, without worrying about what will happen to you tomorrow. It will help you to feel the fullness of life, and not to endure problems that may never exist in your current life.
To count your strength, you will need a constant sufficient rest.
From time to time arrange for yourself days without cancer - do not talk about illness, try to see in life only good, as if you took a vacation from cancer.

And most importantly - never lose faith in healing and do not give up!