Breast cancer is one of the most common problems that most of the women are facing in today’s time. In fact according to research one woman dies of breast cancer every 8 minutes in India. Since October marks as Breast Cancer Awareness Month so, here we have listed down some really important things about it that you must know:
Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer:
- A lump that feels different from the rest of the breast.
- Retraction of the skin on the breast
- Nipple retraction
- Discharge from nipple other than breast milk.
- Rash on or around the nipple
- Growth of the vein over breast
- Breast swelling
- The obvious asymmetry between the two breasts
- Red and hot skin
- Pain or tenderness
- Pulling or puckering of the skin under the tumor
- Destruction of the skin
Risk Factors:
- Women who are more than the age of 50 are highly at risk of getting breast cancer.
- Be more careful if anyone in your family was suffering from this problem.
- Women whose first pregnancy gets late usually after 35, are at risk.
- The risk of developing breast cancer is higher if you have previously suffered from benign cancer.
- Women who are obese and consume alcohol more than limits are also at risk of getting this problem.
- Long menstrual life or going for any hormone replacement therapy also increases the risk of breast cancer.