Breast Cancer
Being ‘breast cancer‘ creates fear that the outside can be for women, in addition merciless, this cancer often comes suddenly, without permission.
But with the increasing awareness of women to conduct routine checks on her breasts. So, more day mortality rate of this cancer can be reduced further. Especially in patients under the age of 30 years. But if it turns out this cancer was already residing in your body, given the very rapid development of stage 1 to hopeless only takes less than five years. So you must be willing to do various kinds of tests, examinations and undergo a series of super-intensive treatment. All this was done so that the development of cancer cells can be identified wild spreading rate. This is called the ‘stage’. No need to panic, because the progress of medical technology is growing day by day. So there are many possibilities for you to escape from this deadly disease.
So, wants to know more details about the stadium and a variety of medical terms that must be passed by breast cancer?
Here are his notes:
Stage 1
At this stage, cancerous lump no more than 2 cm and can not be detected from outside. A very systematic treatment will be given at this stage of cancer, the aim is that cancer cells can not spread and did not continue on the next stage. At this stage, the possibility of full recovery of patients was 70%.
Stage 2
At this stage, the possibility of patient recovery is 30 – 40% depending on the extent of the spread of cancer cells. Usually cancer lump size was more than 2 even get to the level of 5 cm and had already spread to the armpit area. Or it can also measure the cancer has reached 5 centimeters but has not spread anywhere. Usually performed surgery to remove cancer cells that have spread to all parts, and radiation after surgery performed to ensure no more cancer cells left behind.
Stage 3A
According to data from the MOH, 87% of breast cancers found in this stadium. Lumps of cancer is larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to the lymph glands.
Stage 3B
The cancer had spread to all parts of the breast, even reaching the skin, chest wall, ribs and chest muscles. It also spreads also been attacked kalenjar lymph thoroughly. If it so there is no alternative other than breast removal.
Stage 4
Cancer cells have spread to attack other parts of the body, usually the bones, lungs, liver or brain. Or it can also attack the skin, lymph glands in the neck. Same as stage 3, actions to be taken is the appointment of the breast.
Here are some of the terms of medical measures to stop the doctors performed the rate of growth of cancer cells:
Lumpectomy
term is ‘lump removal’. This appointment is usually accompanied by a little (very minimal) of healthy tissue. In this way, the network is expected to remain healthy and still be able to reshape the breasts naturally.
Radical Mastectomy
Appointment of breast partly or wholly, including the chest muscles below the breasts to prevent cancer spread more widely. Now, this method is rarely used because medical technology is more advanced.
Chemotherapy
Therapy was given for the provision of certain drugs are very strong effect (anti-cancer). This therapy can be given by mouth or injection form in blood vessels. This treatment should be repeated with a cycle that lasted between 3 to 6 months.
Hormone therapy
Method hormone that functions as a barrier to the rate of growth of cancer cells.
Radiation Therapy
This treatment is usually given together with a lumpectomy or masectomy, the function of this therapy is to destroy cancer cells that do not spread to other parts of the body.
Verdict of breast cancer is not the end of everything, doctors are human beings who could say anything. But still, God is deciding everything, including human life.