Breast Cancer Screening FAQ: Dr. Tara Chand Gupta, Consultant, Medical Oncology, Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Jaipur, answers some of the few questions about breast cancer and breast cancer screening FAQ and detections, so having any queries related to breast cancer you will get all the answers here.
So in this article you will get the detailed information about breast cancer and early detection of it. Here Dr. Tarachand Gupta Answers the few question related to Breast Cancer:
10 FAQ’S Related To Breast Cancer:
Q. 1 How common is breast cancer in India?
Ans: Every four minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer and it accounts for 14% of cancers.
Q. 2 Is it on the rise in urban or rural areas?
Ans: According to WHO, urbanization is associated with an increasing incidence. It is more (1 in 22) for urban women.
Q. 3 What are the early symptoms?
Ans: Lump in the breast/under arms, swelling around the breast, dimpling in the breast, itching around the nipple, flaky skin or unusual redness, pain in nipples.
Q. 4 Who is more at risk?
Ans: Genetics, 30-50 age-group, menstrual history- early onset of periods late onset of menopause, dense breast, family history.
Q. 5 Can early diagnosis help? What are the screening methods?
Ans: Yes. Breast cancer screening should ideally be done once a year, to detect anomalies early and start treatment. Methods include Self-Breast Examination, Clinical breast exam. Mammogram, MRI Breast.
Q. 6 How can one lower the risk?
Ans: Exercise regularly, maintain optimum body weight, reduce alcohol intake and stop smoking.
Q. 7 How do we Stage Breast Cancer?
Ans: From Stage I to IV. Small Size Breast Lump is Stage I. In Stage II, Breast Lump Increases while Stage III Involves the armpit areas of the same side also. In Stage IV, it spreads to involve other organs like Lung, Liver, Bone, etc.
Q. 8 What treatment options are available?
Ans: Treatments have two main goals- destroy as much of the cancer as possible, and prevent tumors from returning.
Here are the some treatment options include:
Surgery: Mastectomy, which removes the whole breast, and a lumpectomy that removes only the tumor and the tissues around it (stage I to III)
Radiation Therapy: Use of targeted energy like X rays to kill cancer cells. If the breast tumor is large or not easily removed by surgery, radiation therapy before surgery may help (stage II to III, or stage IV)
Chemotherapy: Delivers anticancer drugs throughout the body to kill cancer cells (stage I to IV)
Hormone Therapy: Uses drugs to prevent hormone from falling the growth of cancer cells (stage I to IV)
Targeted Therapy: Targets the specific receptor the main driver of the breast cancer (stage I to IV)
Here is the Times of India News Headline for: Breast Cancer Screening Should Ideally be done once a Year for Early Detection.
Q. 9 Is Breast Cancer curable?
Ans: In stage I to III, it is curable and treated with a combination of Chemotherapy, Targeted/hormonal therapy, Surgery and Radiation therapy In stage IV, it is incurable but because of advanced medicines, longer life with preserved quality of life is possible.
Q. 10 What are the new advancements in Breast Cancer treatments?
Ans: Targeted and hormonal therapies have changed things. Many of these options are in oral pill form and have minimal side effects. These are now treatments of choice in stage IV breast cancer. This ensures longer life and freedom from chemotherapy for a longer time.
Still having any concerns and queries related to the breast cancer screening FAQ, breast cancer symptoms, early detection, treatment option, cost then must send your question in the comment section.
Still having any issues related then must book an appointment with Dr. Tarachand Gupta ( Medical Oncologist in Jaipur), having vast years of experience in this field provides world class treatment with a hundred percent success rate.
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