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The history of breast cancer stretches back quite a few thousands of years, it could be difficult to identify exactly when was breast cancer first found in society but it has been around quite a long time. The way the disease is treated and diagnosed has drastically changed in that time as has our knowledge of medicine. Where once a radical mastectomy was the usual response in the history of breast cancer treatment we have cancer fighting drugs and gene therapies that can prevent the disease in individuals with high risk factors like a family history of breast cancer. Thanks to this discovery breast cancer no longer has to be a scary death sentence, giving numerous thousands of women hope once more. Understanding that there are more options available if you are clinically determined to have breast cancer does not mean you must discard any potential warning signs. It is still essential to catch any symptoms early so that you have the best possibility at being cured.
Women have grown up being told to check for lumps and also abnormal shapes in their breasts, it seems just another part of life to check every so often and make sure everything is alright, it's part of the dreaded trip to the gynecologist we endure each year as well. This is the most obvious symptom of breast cancer but it also happens to be one of the latest to show up, usually by the time you feel or see a lump the cancer has been active for a while and may even have spread elsewhere. It is important to check for other signs and symptoms as well if you are at risk of developing breast cancer. If you are diagnosed you can also look further into your family history of breast cancer icd9 codes and then see what type specifically you are at risk for as many may even be benign.
Perhaps among the lesser known signs and symptoms of breast cancer is itchy and rashy skin on the breast. Inflammatory breast cancer is significantly less common but also easier to dismiss. The skin can become puckered or dimpled something similar to orange peel as well as becoming red and scaly. There may also be some soreness which is similar to that felt during PMS, another thing that can easily be dismissed. The location of the problem can also mean its dismissal as mastitis or infection of the milk ducts. The trouble with inflammatory breast cancer is the fact that it is only about 3% of all diagnoses and normally they come late since it may not be in conjunction with the feared "lump" appearing but a rash alone.
Another change that can be a sign of breast cancer is any changes in the nipple. Just underneath the nipple is one of the most common locations for breast cancer and any changes in the nipple can be resulting from that. For instance if one nipple appears different - flat, inverted, or perhaps sticks up more, it could be a sign of something happening behind it. Probably the most common thing is a decrease in sensitivity, but this is so often disregarded since most women experience changes in their sensitivity during the month that it would be hard to say this alone is a symptom.
Probably the most important symptom is that you have a discharge from the nipple if you are not pregnant or breastfeeding, if this is accompanied with scaly or maybe inflamed nipple skin then you may have mastitis or it could indeed be something worse so it is important to get it checked out.
Women have grown up being told to check for lumps and also abnormal shapes in their breasts, it seems just another part of life to check every so often and make sure everything is alright, it's part of the dreaded trip to the gynecologist we endure each year as well. This is the most obvious symptom of breast cancer but it also happens to be one of the latest to show up, usually by the time you feel or see a lump the cancer has been active for a while and may even have spread elsewhere. It is important to check for other signs and symptoms as well if you are at risk of developing breast cancer. If you are diagnosed you can also look further into your family history of breast cancer icd9 codes and then see what type specifically you are at risk for as many may even be benign.
Perhaps among the lesser known signs and symptoms of breast cancer is itchy and rashy skin on the breast. Inflammatory breast cancer is significantly less common but also easier to dismiss. The skin can become puckered or dimpled something similar to orange peel as well as becoming red and scaly. There may also be some soreness which is similar to that felt during PMS, another thing that can easily be dismissed. The location of the problem can also mean its dismissal as mastitis or infection of the milk ducts. The trouble with inflammatory breast cancer is the fact that it is only about 3% of all diagnoses and normally they come late since it may not be in conjunction with the feared "lump" appearing but a rash alone.
Another change that can be a sign of breast cancer is any changes in the nipple. Just underneath the nipple is one of the most common locations for breast cancer and any changes in the nipple can be resulting from that. For instance if one nipple appears different - flat, inverted, or perhaps sticks up more, it could be a sign of something happening behind it. Probably the most common thing is a decrease in sensitivity, but this is so often disregarded since most women experience changes in their sensitivity during the month that it would be hard to say this alone is a symptom.
Probably the most important symptom is that you have a discharge from the nipple if you are not pregnant or breastfeeding, if this is accompanied with scaly or maybe inflamed nipple skin then you may have mastitis or it could indeed be something worse so it is important to get it checked out.
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