WHAT IS LUMPECTOMY

Lumpectomy (also known as wide local excision) is a  breast conserving surgery procedure for patients with breast cancer.In this procedure tumour and a bit of surrounding breast tissue surgically being excised. Lumpectomy procedure causes minimal change in your breast. Usually a small noticable incision scar occurs. Its an effective procedure in early stage breast cancer and it has wonderful results in cosmetically.

WHAT IS CHEMOTHERAPY ?

Chemotherapy is a treatment of cancer tissue with lethal drugs to cancer cells. After oral or intravenous uptake these drugs are spread throughout the body. Usually, several drugs is used at the same time coz they are more effective when given together. Chemotherapy  is given a certain time and then be interrupted. In the meantime, patients are provided to get well.

After the surgical treatment, chemotherapy may be necessary to add in some cases.This treatment is called adjuan chemotherapy.

ARM LYMPHEDEMA

Lymphedema  is a side effect that can begin during or after breast cancer surgery. It can last over a long period of time. This condition involves swelling of the upper extremity.Swelling may be accompanied by numbness and discomfort.There is no reliable way to find out your level of risk for arm lymphedema, but by taking proper precautions you can probably reduce your chances of developing the condition.

BREAST CANCER IN CHILDHOOD

A ten year-old girl diagnosed as breast cancer. Her mother discovered a mass, and that led her to see a physician. Why the age range decreasing? Some people think food additives are responsible...

BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS

You know that, the primary risk factors that have been identified are gender, age, childbearing, hormone therapy, a high-fat diet, alcohol intake, family history, obesity, and environmental factors such as tobacco use, radiation. Particularly, BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene carriers have at about 40% increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

YOUR RELATIVES

You know that if you have breast cancer especially your first and second degree female relatives should see a clinician.

WHAT IS THE BREAST CANCER

Breast cancer is a type of cancer which origins breast duct cells. In the world after lung cancer, the breast cancer has the highest prevalence as a cancer type. One out of every 8 women in a certain time of lifetime period is reported to be breast cancer. Breast cancer seen in women 100 times more than men. Since the 1970s the breast cancer have increase in incidence especially in modern, western countries. Today prevalence in North America and European countries generally greater than the prevalence in other parts of the world.

SYMPTOMS

Usually the first symptom of breast cancer, breast mass which sensed by patients hand. As well as bloody discharge from nipple, nipple or breast skin traction to inner mamarian tissue or the orange peel like breast skin may be a symptom of the breast cancer. But do not panic !!! just because of the benign breast lesions can also cause this all finding.You should see a doc when u feel something different.

DIAGNOSIS

With mammograms and ultrasonographic scanning of breasts…. doubt? the clinician sometimes need pathological exam. Definitive diagnosis of breast cancer can be performed cythopathologically or histopathologically.

What does it means? A biopsy should be taken with a needle or a simple operation. After biopsy , the material should send a pathology labratory. Then microscophycal examination… it takes about 1 to 10 days coz labaratory conjuncture???? İsnt it so much to expect something

TREATMENT

It's okay. Don't worry about a thing cause every little thing gonna be alright. Its not the day of doom. Because with recent therapy modalities u may appropriate for breast conserving surgery. You hear me? I say your breast may stay with you after the excision the tumor and a few axillary lymph nodes. Isn't it nice :)

If your disease in next stage you may a candidate for mastectomy. Its okay , cause surgeons can rekonstruct your breast. But your breast will never seem as good as u had. But it wont be seen ugly, believe me.

If u are in the next next stage you still have chance because new chemotherapic protochols and hormonotherapy modalities are evoluted :)
In addition surgery , u may need radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormonotherapy. Chemotherapy is the hardest part. Cause cancer drugs temporarily make you feel sick.
(i mean days.. not more feeling sick :) )