Friday, July 16, 2010

Eight out of misunderstanding of breast cancer

  Misunderstanding 1: a family history of breast cancer in women may have.
  Fact: In the women diagnosed with breast cancer, 70% of women without significant disease risk factors.
  However, if the first-degree relatives (including mother, sister or daughter) was suffering from breast cancer, then the person suffering from a doubling of the risk of breast cancer. Family history of parents have equally important effects on women.
  Misunderstanding 2: wear bra will increase the risk of breast cancer.
  Fact: Many people pointed out that the bra would be oppression breast lymphatic system, resulting in toxin accumulation induced breast cancer, this statement has been widely confirmed to be unscientific.
  Misunderstanding 3: breast augmentation surgery may lead to breast cancer.
  Facts: Female breast augmentation will not increase the risk of breast cancer. However, these women need to increase the physical examination of breast X-rays.
  Mistakes 4: small female breasts small risk of cancer.
  Fact: Breast size has nothing to do with the risk of breast cancer. Particularly large breasts may mean that difficult to accept checks only, and not related risk of cancer.
  Misunderstanding 5: If the probability of major illness itself, can only wait for the appearance of disease symptoms.
  Fact: Women can be proactive in reducing the risk of breast cancer, such as maintaining body weight and avoid obesity; to maintain regular exercise; reduce or eliminate alcohol intake; regular check breast health; smoking cessation.
  Misunderstanding 6: Breast cancer always in the form of mass.
  Facts: lumps may indicate breast cancer, but disease symptoms more than that: the breast or nipple pain, breast swelling, skin irritation or depression, the nipple inward contraction.
  Misunderstanding 7: Most breast lumps are cancerous.
  Facts: About 80% of benign breast lumps by variation, cysts or other conditions resulting. In any case, the doctor recommended breast lumps should be in place for inspection as soon as possible.
  Mistakes 8: removal of breast cancer on no.
  Fact: mastectomy can greatly reduce the risk of cancer, but can not be completely avoided. Sometimes the scars began to illness, or the original cancer cell proliferation.

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