What
is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is
basically a malignant tumor that starts from the cells of the breast.
Malignant tumors are group of cancer cells that invade other tissues
and turn healthy cells into cancerous cells. The tumor can spread to
other parts of the body, such as the lungs, kidney, liver, and even to
the brain.
Breast cancer is prevalent in women. However, you have to remember that
breast cancer can also happen to men. Breast cancer is a deadly disease
if it is not detected early on. If the cancerous cells or the tumors
spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs and the brain,
then it will be next to impossible to treat it. Cancer can lead to a
painful death and treating it will require chemotherapy, radiotherapy
and in some cases, it can even require surgery to remove the cancerous
tumors in the body.
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What are the different types of breast cancer?
Breast cancer has different types. In most cases, the different types of breast cancer are named after the various features of the disease. Usually, the type of breast cancer is named after where the disease began. For example, with the invasive ductal carcinoma, this type of cancer began on the milk duct. Other types of cancer are named after what they look like under the microscope, such as the tubular carcinoma which has the distinct tube-like shaped cells.
The different types of breast cancer also have distinct prognosis and symptoms. Here are the different types of breast cancer that you should be aware about:
• Invasive ductal carcinoma
• Medullary carcinoma
• Invasive tobular carcinoma
• Inflammatory breast cancer
• Paget's disease
There are also other rare forms or variants of breast cancer particularly variants of invasive ductal carcinoma. These are some of the types of breast cancer that you should know about. |
