{"id":279,"date":"2019-05-03T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oncostem.com\/blog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:45:21","slug":"take-10-minutes-to-get-started-with-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oncostem.com\/blog\/take-10-minutes-to-get-started-with-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 10 minutes to get started with breast cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Women in their 30s\/40s can and do get breast cancer, raising the need for young women to be breast aware. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), 1 in 8 women is diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during their lives.<\/strong> Having said this, not all the lumps are cancerous. Here are a few things that you must consider to get started with breast cancer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your breasts can speak to you<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Most of the women experience breast cancer symptoms such as a painless lump or mass, skin irritation, an inward turning nipple, pain in the nipple or breast, nipple discharge, thickening of the nipple or breast skin, scaliness, redness, and breast swelling. But how many of us pay attention to these symptoms?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, bring it to your doctor\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breast cancer doesn\u2019t need a family history<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You might not have any family history of breast cancer, but that can\u2019t be an assurance of you not getting diagnosed with breast cancer. As per the American Cancer Society, more than 85 percent of women who get breast cancer have no family history of cancer.<\/strong> Most of the women who find a lump in the breast think they needn\u2019t worry as they have no family history of cancer. But, the truth is that even if you have no family history, you are still at risk of getting breast cancer over your lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-risk factors are relative<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The term \u2018high risk\u2019 is scientifically used by oncologists to determine the chances of cancer. There is no standard definition of what truly constitutes high-risk. It means that someone has a higher cancer risk than someone without any risk factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few breast cancer risk factors as per the National Cancer Institute :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Obesity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Excess alcoholism<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Getting your first menstrual period before age 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Giving birth for the first time after age 30<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Never being pregnant<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Starting menopause at an older age<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Having a close relative with breast cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Regular mammograms are a must<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Some experts believe forty is the right age to get mammograms whereas a few recommend that women over fifty years must get mammograms once every two years. As breast cancer is age-related, most women prefer mammograms once they are in their fifties. However, considering the overall health of women, it\u2019s better women start annual mammograms once they\u2019re in their forties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Talk to your doctor about when you should start getting mammograms and how often you should get them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Breast self-examination is a preventive measure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Taking a monthly breast self-exam will serve as a preventive measure. Earlier the detection of breast cancer, better is the treatment planning. Regular breast self-exams will let you know the presence of lumps (if any), and you can consult an oncologist accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Have a say? Comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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