Breast Cancer

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BREAST CANCER

Dr.

Dodul Mondal is a Clinical Oncologist and Radiation oncologist of India www.oncologistdrdodulmondal.com

ABOUT US Dr. Dodul Mondal is one of the most prominent and dynamic clinical oncologist and radiation oncologists of India with international repute who has experience in working with Proton Beam Therapy.

What is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. There are different kinds of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer.

Symptoms

• A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue

• Change in the size, shape or appearance of a breast

• Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling

• A newly inverted nipple

• Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange

Aging

RISK FACTORS OF BREAST CANCER

It is unbelievable, but it is a fact that aging is one of the common factors.When you start to get older, your risk of being affected by the disease also increases.

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Alcohol consumption

Smokers have a greater risk of kidney cancer than nonsmokers do. The risk decreases after you quit.

Dense breast tissue

Another reason for this is the dense breast tissue. It may promote the growth of cells that further cause disease.

Early Menstruation

Women who are menstruating before the age of 12 are more likely to develop this disease than others.

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PREVENTION FOR BREAST CANCER!

• Limit Alcohol : the more you drink the greater the risk develop

• Maintain a healthy weight : If your weight is healthy, work to maintain that weight. If you need to lose weight, ask your doctor about healthy strategies to accomplish this.

• Breast Feeding: Breast Feeding might play a role in breast cancer prevention. The longer you breast-feed the greater the caution effect.

DIAGNOSIS FOR BREAST CANCER

TREATMENT

Treatment for breast cancer depends on the stage of the cancer . It may consist of chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy and surgery. There are very few Breast Oncologist In Delhi Dr Dodul Mondal come at the top in list.

• Chemotherapy • Hormone Therapy • Surgery
TYPES OF SURGERY • Mammaplasty • Lymph node dissection • Lumpectomy • Tissue expansion • Mastectomy

• LYMPH NODE DISSECTION

Surgical removal of a lymph node.

• MAMMAPLASTY

Plastic surgery to increase or reduce the size of the breasts or to reconstruct a breast.

LUMPECTOMY

Surgical removal of a lump (tumour) in the breast.

• TISSUE EXPANSION

Inserting a balloon under the skin and then gradually expanding it to stretch and grow the skin and surrounding tissue.

• MASTECTOMY

Surgical removal of some or all of the breast.

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