Breast Cancer Prevention & Control

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. This is increasing in the developing world due to increased life expectancy, and the adoption of western lifestyles.

Although certain risk reductions, if achieved with prevention strategies, can eliminate the majority of breast cancers if it is diagnosed in early stages.

The early detection to improve breast cancer outcomes and increased disease-free survival remains the cornerstone of breast cancer prevention and control protocol.

Population-based cancer screening programs organized by various health care systems under the guidance of Dr. Tara Chand Gupta are key for early diagnosis and are cost-effective efforts. In which the targeted population at risk with high specific cancer burden, is offered with screening, diagnosis, and treatment services.

Only breast cancer screening methods have proved to be effective – mammography screening and Clinical Breast Examination.

Key message by Dr. Tara Chand Gupta on Breast Cancer Prevention & Control:

Early detection, helps to improve breast cancer outcome and increased disease-free survival, remains the cornerstone

Following simple steps help to lower the risk of breast cancer:-

1. Decrease weight if you are obese or at high risk of obesity. The key here is to maintain a healthy weight as an important goal for everyone. It is well-proven evidence that being overweight increases the risk of various different cancers, including breast cancer, especially after menopause.
2. Being physically active is a silver bullet for good health and females shall be physically active for at least 30 minutes a day to have a lower risk of breast cancer.
3. Eat a good diet including fruits & vegetables. Here the key is to avoid too much alcohol.
4. Don’t Smoke as the toxic products of nicotine are the reason for lowering the quality of life, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, and at least 15 cancers that include breast cancer, Dr. Tara Chand Gupta always motivates to stay tobacco-free.
5. Breastfeed your newborn baby decreases the risk of breast cancer. It is well advocated by various researchers that breastfeeding your newborn baby for a total of one year or more lowers the risk of breast cancer.
6. Birth control pills have both risks and benefits. The younger female taking birth control pills, are on an increased risk of breast cancer ( as per some researchers).
7. A Female with a strong family history of cancer needs to take special steps to prevent breast cancer. One is at high risk of breast cancer if have a mother or sister who developed breast or ovarian cancer or if have multiple
   family members (including males as well) who developed breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer. Dr. Tara Chand Gupta keeps sessions with the genetic counselor of the patients with a family history of the disease.

The Key is not to Forget Screening: the female at risk shall have regular mammograms and clinical breast examination can begin at age 40, but specific recommendations vary by age and risk.

·         Age 40 – 54: Mammograms are recommended every year.

·         Age 55 or over: Mammograms are recommended every other year.

Other Important Risk Factors for Breast Cancer are

• Older age, especially 60 years or over
• Family history of breast cancer
• First menstrual period (menarche) before age 12
• Menopause at age 55 or over
• First childbirth after age 35
• No children
• Dense breasts
• History of benign breast disease (like atypical hyperplasia

Get more information on prevention and control steps for breast cancer, by the best Medical Oncologist in Jaipur– Dr. Tara Chand Gupta.. of the city having vast experience in Breast Cancer treatment in Jaipur, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancers, Lymphoma. He can be reached at https://www.drtarachand.com/