What are the 5 warning signs of breast cancer?

Is Stage 1 breast cancer curable?

Stage 1 is highly treatable, however, it does require treatment, typically surgery and often radiation, or a combination of the two. Additionally, you may consider hormone therapy, depending on the type of cancer cells found and your additional risk factors.

Which breast is cancer most found in?

Fact 6: Breast cancer is more common in the left breast than the right. The left breast is 5 – 10% more likely to develop cancer than the right breast. The left side of the body is also roughly 5% more prone to melanoma (a type of skin cancer).

What is the youngest case of breast cancer?

Based on what we have found, from Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai’s patient database, only 20 years old is the youngest age recorded of breast cancer female patients ever!

Was there breast cancer in ancient times?

In Ancient Times

Although early cases are now recognized as cancer, the first reported instance of a breast tumor was in Queen Atossa of Persia (ancient Iran), who lived from approximately 550 to 475 B.C.E.

Can you have breast cancer in your 20s?

Breast cancer can happen in your 20s and 30s. Since routine screening isn’t recommended for this age group, diagnosis can be difficult. That’s why understanding the statistics, as well as your personal risk factors, can help you with early diagnosis and treatment.

How long has breast cancer existed?

Early discovery of breast cancer

This medical text dates back to 3,000-2,500 B.C.E. In ancient Greece, people made votive offerings in the shape of a breast to the god of medicine. And Hippocrates described the stages of breast cancer in the early 400s B.C.E.

What increases your chance of breast cancer?

A woman’s risk for breast cancer is higher if she has a mother, sister, or daughter (first-degree relative) or multiple family members on either her mother’s or father’s side of the family who have had breast or ovarian cancer. Having a first-degree male relative with breast cancer also raises a woman’s risk.

Why is breast cancer so common?

Although women have many more breast cells than men, the main reason they develop more breast cancer is because their breast cells are constantly exposed to the growth-promoting effects of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.

How does breast cancer affect the body?

Sometimes breast cancer spreads, or metastasizes, through the bloodstream to other parts of the body. It can lead to tumors in your brain, bones, liver, lung, and elsewhere. Complications may include blocked blood vessels, bone fractures, and pressure on the spinal cord.

Do you feel unwell with breast cancer?

Some general symptoms that breast cancer may have spread include: Feeling constantly tired. Constant nausea (feeling sick) Unexplained weight loss and loss of appetite.

How quickly does breast cancer spread?

Each division takes about 1 to 2 months, so a detectable tumor has likely been growing in the body for 2 to 5 years. Generally speaking, the more cells divide, the bigger the tumor grows.

Where does breast cancer spread first?

The lymph nodes under your arm, inside your breast, and near your collarbone are among the first places breast cancer spreads.

How long can you have breast cancer without knowing?

Breast cancer has to divide 30 times before it can be felt. Up to the 28th cell division, neither you nor your doctor can detect it by hand. With most breast cancers, each division takes one to two months, so by the time you can feel a cancerous lump, the cancer has been in your body for two to five years.

Where does breast cancer hurt?

Pain. Although most breast cancers do not cause pain in the breast or nipple, some do. More often, women have breast pain or discomfort related to their menstrual cycle. Also, some non-cancer breast conditions, such as mastitis, may cause a more sudden pain.

What is the survival rate of breast cancer?

Breast Cancer Survival Rates

The overall 5-year relative survival rate for breast cancer is 90%. This means 90 out of 100 women are alive 5 years after they’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 10-year breast cancer relative survival rate is 84% (84 out of 100 women are alive after 10 years).

Can breast cancer be fully cured?

There is no “natural” cure for breast cancer. Medical treatments are necessary to remove, shrink, or slow the growth of tumors. That said, you may use certain complementary therapies and lifestyle changes alongside standard medical treatments to help: control symptoms of breast cancer.

Does Stage 1 breast cancer need chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy is not usually offered for stage 1 breast tumours. It may be offered after surgery (called adjuvant therapy) for these tumours if there is a high risk that the cancer will come back (recur). Find out more about the risk of breast cancer recurrence and adjuvant therapy.