There are often emotional upsets because of the
psychological significance of the breast, and the patient may require
counseling. There are many prosthetic devices-artificial breasts-to conceal
deformity. If cancer has spread, much still can be done to prolong life and
make the patient comfortable. Radiotherapy can be of value and is often used
after surgery as an aid to affecting a cure.
To avoid breast cancer possibilities, Angelina Jolie recently have undergone mastectomy and give hope for other breast cancer possible victims to remove the breast. a great job done by a celebrity in USA. The news spread like a fire and help worldwide women.
Hormone treatment is sometimes
helpful for those with metastases (cancer growths spread elsewhere) that are
causing discomfort. In some cases, removal of the ovaries and/or the adrenal
glands may be called for as a means of producing hormonal changes that may be
helpful.
The decision on suitable treatment for the individual
patient is often difficult, and the physician caring for the patient may require the advice of a specialist, usually a surgeon with extensive experience
with this disease.
Women who develop cancer in one breast will sometimes
develop cancer in the other. Also, women with a strong family history of breast
cancer are at higher risk. Therefore, they should have more frequent
examinations by their physician along with mammography studies.
Simple mastectomy-removal of the breast tissue without
removal of the lymph nodes as in radical mastectomy -is rarely employed for
cancer. It sometimes may be used, however, for cystic mastitis after repeated
biopsies of cysts over several years because the physician fears he may miss a
possible hidden cancer.
At present, there is intensive and, in the opinion of
many experts, highly promising research into many aspects of cancer-causes, new
detection methods, and new methods of treatment. Men rarely get breast cancer,
but it is nevertheless a possibility.
Any breast lump in a man should be biopsied. See the section
on cancer concerning the question of removal of breasts as a means of primary
prevention of cancer. For some women, breast size is a matter of concern.
Exercises can help tone muscles adjacent to breast tissue and may help to make
the breast, appear larger.
