Breast cancer affects the breast area and usually presents as nodules or cysts.While more common in women, also occurs in men. It is important to see adoctor if you detect any change since that's easier to deal in the early stages of development. Also, if no history of breast cancer in your family is important to talkwith your doctor to schedule regular reviews.

Risk Factors

• Being a woman (men can get breast cancer)
• History of breast cancer in the family
• Increased exposure to estrogen throughout life due to: Starting menstruation at an early age
• Starting menopause at an older
• Not having children or having children later in life
• Not breastfeeding
• Receiving hormone replacement therapy for prolonged periods
• Consumption of snuff and alcohol abuse

Symptoms

Common symptoms of breast cancer include:

• Cysts
• Clear or bloody nipple comes
• The nipple shows a collapse
• Change in breast size
• Change in color, texture or formation of the breast skin

Diagnosis:

• Physical examination
• Mammography
• Biopsy
• HER2 gene (indicator of invasive form of cancer) Examen físico

Treatment:

Surgery, surgical options include:
-Lumpectomy: Removal of breast cancer and normal tissue that is around
-Simple mastectomy: removal of the breast without lymph
-Radical Mastectomy: Removal of the breast, chest muscles, lymph nodes under the arm and part of the extra skin and fat
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells
Radiation therapy is the use of radiation to kill cancer cells
Hormone therapy: Some cancers have hormone receptors. Certain drugs can attack these receptors to help control or eliminate cancer.

Prevention

It is advisable to make revisions involving daily self-examination and thus detect any change in time. It is also considered convenient to take the following measures:

• Limit alcohol consumption
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Inquire about hormone therapy
• Physically active
• Food high in fiber
• Limit fat intake
• Increase the use of olive oil
• Eating fruits and vegetables
• Avoid pesticides
• Avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics Limitar el consumo de alcohol