Every time I changed a gynecologist, when I saw that my grandmother had breast cancer, I entered a horrible medical history to know the response of a new doctor. "You need to be very careful", "Please put your arms here and show me" Pocket Poke Poke ...
I am pleased with their worries, but I must admit that I am afraid of thinking that the risk of breast cancer is high. In June this year I will be thirty years old and I can not tell you the strange change that is happening in my body. Some mention it strangely and personally, but about a month ago I found a strange mass on the left chest. This is not really rare for me, as I usually have a pretty massive breast as the time of this month approaches. So I felt a little extra chunk that I thought was just my natural chunk and I did not pay much attention. Three weeks later, I was still there and I was even clearer. So, in order to dispel the possibility of my imagination, I asked if my mother felt something. I consulted with a gynecologist right away.
I decided to keep it out of fear of what the possibility of an unknown substance in my chest means, but my panic personality was my highest. The worst thing about taking care of time and money, the possibility that you can not have children, and the loss of my heart is vein and shallow! ... Yes I know. I thought of such ideas, reprimanded myself and focused on God, life and thought. It may not be anything.
The day for which I was waiting came. When I was waiting in the doctor's office, I sat lying on the robe's bed and kept myself busy with messages and bbm to keep negative feelings. After 30 minutes, my doctor walked with a letter and said, "Where do you live? I said to Queens, she said," How long? "It took me a while to think, I was not ready for those questions.I asked," How long have you held your chunk? "," Your family's Who else has breast cancer? "," Can we see a strange bleed? "
My gynecologist looked at the confused face and asked if a woman who lived in Queensland and Long Island gave birth to all or most of her life in breast cancer more than any other regional woman in her newborn baby It is because the possibility of being two times higher is the York City. I was surprised! "I did not know it at all" I said, I told her that I had lived in Queens for the past two years and spent most of my life in the Caribbean. She then began to examine both breasts starting from the right and the left. She immediately felt something else in the middle of my left breast. She said that I was feeling it too! Surely there was something. Something definitely not a massive chunk or the ball itself. She asked me if she would drink caffeine. I answered positively, I had at least one cup a day and said that it would take a couple of days here when I liked tea. She told me that caffeine is known to clump her chest. Again, I was shocked by it.
She also said that taking 600 mg of vitamin E every day will also help prevent breast cancer. Another shocker! She also asked me if I was wearing a wired bra. I had said "always" to her, but a wired bra is known to put extra pressure on the gland of the breast and may lead to breast cancer, so I get a wired bra We said that we need to do. More shocker!
She never mentioned or raised my grandparents before, so I volunteered information in case she missed it. She then asked what age she was diagnosed. I wondered if it is important, that they had it, whether it would endanger me! I was diagnosed at the age of 84 and said he was diagnosed around 60 years old. She said, "It was both menopause of the past". I became like "ok". I think that this means that I am no longer riskier. Confused story.
By the end of the exam, she explained that she was schedule with ultrasound examination as if it were too young to take a mammogram for the breast density anyway, as it is in a safety aspect. When she wrote an introduction, my heart was beating, but I was still nervous from this confused information I received and this pending mammogram that I heard about such horror stories, I was overwhelmed. Two days later, I showed "Mamo" and "Sono". The doctor told the test is not 100% accurate, but I thank God that the result is negative and abnormal.
Although I was relieved, I was still a bit confused and I was very worried. Even if the result is not perfect, why do I have chunks? Is there a possibility that the test is wrong? Since both grandparents had undergone menopausal diagnosis, did I have not much risk of breast cancer? Do I really need to purchase a new wireless collection and take 600 mg of vitamin E? Clearly, several mixed messages were sent here. We knew that prevention is superior to cure. I decided to do some research. Here are some of my findings.
I do not know about you, but I always thought that the lump of breast was a definite and definitive sign of cancer. But in the September issue of Cosmopolitan, there is a section to find the lump of breast, breast cancer need not be a diagnosis. According to their sources, Marisa Weiss, Breast oncologist, founder of Breastcancer.org "Breasts are always lumpy" and breast cancer is rare in young women, but always on a safe side and always check with a gynecologist It is good to do. She points out some kind of chunks seen in the breast, and what does it probably mean? For example, if you feel like a painless movable area, it is probably a fibroadenoma that is a common hard growth and completely harmless in women in their 20s. Fragile cystic changes related to changes in hormones in the body, especially changes around PMS, are most likely to occur when the mass is small and felt faint and stinky. If the mass is a spongy circular or elliptical shape it may be a fluid filled cyst formed when the fluid is retained in the breast tissue and must be drained by a procedure called needle aspiration. Therefore, initially, not all chunks necessarily mean breast cancer, especially if your child is still having a year. Young people, however, do not necessarily mean that you do not risk breast cancer. The only reliable way is to see a gynecologist.
The October issue of Shape magazine has derived some of the myths of breast cancer there and posted a great article that Karin · Repinsky's "I do not know what you know about breast cancer". The first myth is that you can not gain cancer of a beast unless you move within your family. Mr. Weiss said that everyone has the potential to become breast cancer. The true determinants are age, hormones, biopsy history and breast density and other factors. According to Mr. Repinski, the real danger is a false sense of security, so please check with your doctor that you are always on the safe side. The second myth is as follows. Breast cancer always manifests as swelling. The truth is that the signs of breast cancer can come in many ways. For example, as the breast size has changed, wrinkles or wrinkles may appear on a blurred area or skin, a faint part swells, the nipple swells, the breasts become swollen and red. The third myth is to cause breast cancer under antiperspirant and wire brassiere. According to Repinski, the National Cancer Institute conducts several studies showing that there is no correlation between breast cancer and deodorant, or wire brassieres. Pee! Is not that relief?
Respinski has elucidated some of the smoky areas, but I am still confused as to whether the daily intake of vitamins such as family history theory and vitamin E will lower my risk. That's why everyone knows that they will become breast cancer, but will anyone who has a family history of women diagnosed at the pre-menopausal or postmenopausal stage will be diagnosed? I took the Internet to answer this question. According to Cancer.org, the risk of breast cancer is higher for women with close relatives who suffer from this disease. If your mother, sister or daughter is being diagnosed, the risk may be doubled. If two of the close relatives were diagnosed, the risk essentially tripled! Interestingly, 85% of women with breast cancer actually have no family history of sickness, because they have families diagnosed with less than 15% of women with breast cancer. According to Breasthealthlink.com, those with a family history of breast cancer,
Relatives who have breast cancer in both breasts
Relatives diagnosed as breast cancer before age 40
Relatives who had both breast and ovarian cancer
Relatives of men suffering from or having breast cancer
Family factors that affect your risk are as follows.
Number of relatives of breast cancer
Diagnostic age of breast cancer.
Number of first degree relatives with breast cancer
The next step in this myth is to judge whether ingesting 600 mg of vitamin E is really helpful in preventing breast cancer. Regarding diet and vitamin intake, the American Cancer Society has proposed to focus on vegetable sources such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains and eat healthy meals that limit processed food and lean consumption. However, according to Cancer.org, studies on the effects of vitamin E and other vitamin intake on breast cancer are contradictory and not definitive. At the University of Maryland Medical Center he says that the antioxidant capacity of vitamin E will help destroy free radicals that damage somatic cells and DNA. According to UMMC survey, women diagnosed with breast cancer show low levels of vitamin E in the body. Based on this observation, researchers feel that vitamin E intake is useful for the prevention of breast cancer. However, research has failed to prove that ingestion of vitamins actually alleviates their risk.
I am more secure about the myths and truth about breast cancer, but I am aware that the risk factors are very different and are in the range of sex, age, family history, race, ethnicity, etc. I have not mentioned this, but your lifestyle is also a factor of breast cancer risk and includes oral contraceptive use, hormonal therapy, child intake, lactation, alcohol use, as well as physical activity. In reality, I can never clearly know the cause of breast cancer and what our individual risks are. The important thing is to find out if there are any possible warning signs by teaching themselves about the disease. Please know your body. If something feels strange or looks strange, be sure to check with your doctor and always get the second, third or fourth opinion.
Based on the information I have learned, I understand that I am in danger. Having two second relatives affected by sickness increases not only my consciousness but also the risk. My paternal grandmother was diagnosed at the early 60 years of age after menopause and fell ill because of lack of knowledge. On the other hand, my mother 's grandmother was a survivor and was diagnosed in her early 80' s with both breast and ovarian cancer. My cousin was also diagnosed in her early twenties. I may not be able to prevent breast cancer, but I certainly can reduce my risk. Discovering the myths and finding the truth is the first step, putting a more realistic and controlled picture in my mind. My "sono" and "mamo" are normal, but I get a second opinion that my breast mass is still there. I will also reduce the risk by entering a more rigorous exercise routine and by eating a more balanced diet made up of at least 5 gram serving or more of vegetables and fruits per day. I do not have to go out and buy a new bra's wardrobe, but I think I will continue taking vitamin E every day. I will continue my breast examination in my daily home. If I did not do the exam regularly, I probably never discovered lumps and we know that prevention is better than treatment.
Women (and men) need to be aware of this condition. The only way to increase your consciousness is by knowledge. There are lots of information in the Internet and local libraries, so do not be afraid to ask all questions related to doctors. Express concerns and talk about your personal risks. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer form of American women, except skin cancer. Approximately 250,000 women are diagnosed in 2011 and nearly 40,000 suffer from this disease. At present, in the United States alone, including my grandmother, there are more than 2.6 million breast cancer survivors. Thanks to the Queens Hospital Breast Service and the wonderful treatment awarded for early detection, she was able to survive in both breast and ovarian cancer. Strong family support was also a factor. Families of breast cancer victims may be forgotten and overlooked, but also play a very important role in nursing care and support that they provide to their families. Taking care of family members diagnosed with breast cancer can be very stressful. The breast cancer moon takes time to learn the details of the disease and participate in the battle for treatment.
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