According to a research conducted in America concluded that one of every eight women is diagnosed to breast cancer at any stage of her life with the average age of 35 to 54 years and only 5% to 10% are the cases where the disease is causes by the genetic disorder but mainly breast cancer is Sporadic which has no concern with inherited genes but the growing age can be responsible for the disease.

Breast cancer is more prone to women but men can also victimized by such illness. First thing that needs to be understood by women especially is that how breast cancer is originated.

What is breast cancer in details

What is breast cancer on picture

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Basically the breast is made up of lobes, lobules, fat milk ducks and stroma… all the parts work in a way that initially a women started feeding a baby, the milk produces in the lobules at that time and travels through milk ducks and comes to the nipple.

In most cases the cancer develops inside milk ducks but actually it can happen anywhere in the breast tissue. And then cells become cancerous and started growing deserted. But in other parts of the body when the cancer starts, the existing and growing cells become normal and started dividing and grow rapidly.


Breast cancer can spread through, lymph vessels to the breast whereas; lymph vessels contain colorless flowing that helps the immune system and clear up wastes from the cells.

And these lymph vessels are also connected to lymph nodes which are gland that are occupied on the whole body. And here the cancer initiated to spread afar from the breast.

Following are the signs that help one to be aware of breast cancer.

Breast cancer signs and symptoms

  • So if there is a thickening in side or near the breast or in underarms that could be kept on extending during menstrual cycle.


  • When the lump becomes as small as pea

  • If you feel changes in the look of breast skin

  • If there is a blood or fluid discharge through the nipple

  • If you feel redness on nipple or skin of the breast

  • Or the inside area of breast become hardened like marble

The breast cancer have stages start from 0, 1, 2, 3,3b and 4.

Breast cancer can be diagnosed by breast self examination (BSE test), Mammography, Digital Mammography and Ultrasonography. And on the basis of above tests the doctor suggests the further Biopsy which is a breast surgery.

Hope now you know what is breast cancer and symptoms of this disease. If you experiencing any such signs you need to make mammography and visit the doctor.

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