wat is d cause of breast cancer?
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Usually pain is not a sign of cancer . When doing a self breast exam and you feel a lump usually something that is bad doesn't hurt and the lump will feel like it is fixed to the surrounding tissue. Usually we all have weird lumps before and during out menstrual cycle so self exams should be performed after your period. \nIf you feel pain it could be an infection or a blocked gland, just to be on the safe side go get it checked out.\nCancer does not discriminate between age, size and cultures, unfortunately it doesn't matter how old or small you are, there are always possibilities
714350
Scabs are caused from being hurt on the outside. Lumps in the breasts usually mean breast cancer.\nSee a doctor immediately.
984684
Tell your doctor and he/ she will schedule a mammogram to check for cancer cells in the breast.  Just because a man's breast is not developed, he still might get cancer of the breast.
723685
There isn't just one cause for cancer and that is one of the reasons it is so difficult to eradicate. Anyone, at any age from fetus to the elderly can get cancer, so it is more than environmental or stress or anything that mere humans have control over. It is very easy to blame the enrironment or the patient for 'getting cancer', but it is not quite that simple.\n\nFor example, my son has a rare abdominal sarcoma with no known cause . . it is considered a childhood cancer because of the primitive nature of the cancer cells. There are some unusual features to this cancer, it is almost predominately boys in the second decade of life who are affected. Why? Why would a cancer predominately affect young boys? It may be genetic (no conclusive evidence to prove this, and no connection between the patients) or it may have to do with hormones or testosterone, since the cancer presents itself during 'growth spurts'. But, we really do not know. Another oddity about the cancer is that it shares the genetic features of two other childhood cancers . . in other words it is a chimeric cancer . . it melded two other forms of cancer into a new cancer. Which may indicate that cancer has the ability to change and transform.\n\nI do not believe that there is anything anyone can do to totally prevent cancer at this point. Remaining healthy by eating properly and exercising will give you the strenght to fight a cancer, but I don't think it will prevent it. Cutting back on addictions such as smoking, drinking, and other unhealthy lifestyles helps also. Still . . people who have never smoked a day in their life can develop lung cancer. A fetus can develop cancer in the womb. Month old babies can die from cancer. No age group, sex, or race  is immune.\n\nThe best prevention is probably to become aware of your own body and if your a parent, the signs of cancer in children. Examine your body, teach your children to become aware of their bodies, look for changes, or spots, and report any suspicious lumps or bumps immediately. Parents should learn to listen to their children and recongnize the warning signs. The family doctor also needs to be brought up to speed on recognizing the early signs of cancer. Early detection is the best prevention that we have at the moment.
881950
There are many different forms of cancer and many different causes. Cancer develops from mutations in the genes that regulate cell division. The mutations silence the genes that ordinarily monitor replicating DNA for chemical errors. The affected cells have no built in brakes to halt cell division. As the abnormal mass of clees,called malignant tumor, grows, blood bessel form to supply the tumor with the nutrients it needs to support its growth.Eventually, the tumor invades healthy tissue and may metastasize.\n\nBladder cancer is associated with smoking cigs and alcohol.So is mouth, throat and esophagus cancers. Lung-smoking.Liver-infection with hepatitis virus,alcohol,iron overload,toxicity.Kidney and Pancreatic and lung cancer-high intakes of red meat(pan), cig smoking and air pollution.Prostate-high intakes of fats,esp.saturated fats from red meats and possibly milk products.Ovarian-high lactose intake from milk products and oral contraceptive use. Stomach-high intakes of smoke or salt preserved foods, smoking, infection with ulcer causing bacteria or refined flour or starch.Colorectal-high intakes of fat(saturated), red meat, alcohol, and supplemental iron.Low intakes of fiber, folate,viatmin D and veggies.
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No honey. Breast growth is directly related to hormones and puberty.  Puberty hormones start the process of breast growth in developing body, in  preparation for motherhood.  Pregnancy also causes breast growth (maturation of ducts and milk glands) to prepare for breastfeeding.  Whether you have large or small breasts depends on only one thing: what you inherited genetically from your mother. Nothing else will affect or change it except plastic surgery.
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In general, pain or redness of the breast is much more likely to be related to infection or trauma than cancer.  Pain is usually not a symptom of breast cancer.  Some very specific types of breast cancer do cause pain, such as inflammatory breast cancer.  Generally, these are not very good cancers to have.  I suppose breast cancer could eventually cause pain if it interrupted the lymphatic drainage to an area of the breast, but I suspect it would have to be quite large to do so.  \n\nSymptoms to watch out for -- changes in texture or color of the skin of the breast.  Changes of the nipple, including direction it points, and discharge.  And, of course, masses.  If you aren't sure how to examine yourself properly for breast masses, do a Yahoo! search for "vertical strip breast exam" or "vertical search breast exam."
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As a cancer nurse, I can not emphasize strong enough even MEN get breast cancer!!  I'm not saying you have cancer, but I would make an appointment to get it checked out, especially if you noticed changes.  It is most probably a mammary gland or lymph node, but I'd get it checked out to find out what it isn't.  Your body is going thru changes related to puberty, so it could be a hormonal thing. Yes, even men go thru hormonal changes too. You could also have your mom look at it, I know it sounds ickey, but (she probably knows how to do a breast exam on herself) she could touch the areas in question on you and she could give you insight on what is normal. If that grosses you out to much, just tell her you need an appointment with your Dr.
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Cancer is a defect in DNA.  Don't know what causes the defect, but in order for you to develop cancer, this has to be triggered by something.  It could be anything.  With any look, if we have this defective DNA, we will never encounter the trigger which causes the cancer to develop.   My little girl is a leukemia survivor, so I don't wish cancer on anyone.
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I know 2 things:\n\n1. it could be nothing or \n2. It could be inflammatory breast cancer, one of the worst types of bc to get. \n\nGO SEE A DOCTOR
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A cancer-causing substance or agent is a carcinogen.
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Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that has developed from cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that may invade surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.
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These links should help:\n\nCancer types\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/\n\nCancer Causes & risks:\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/prevention-genetics-causes/causes
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The following  website  contains all valid reasons for  cancer.\n\nhttp://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=122\n\nhope it satisfies your query.\n\nRegards\n\nParadiso
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discovered?  has been described for centuries, women have died from this for most of history.\n\nDon't think there is a satisfactory answer for that.\n\nhow?  it was growing through her chest some time in 500BC, something like that.\n\nbest history of breast cancer can be found reading about Halsted, the father of modern surgery, and first man to improve survival in breast cancer patients.\n\nA great man, sorta, gotta read on this man to know anything about breast cancer.
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"Bra-wearing has been linked to breast cancer in a study done by Sidney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer. They found, for example, that women who wore a bra 24 hours a day had a 113-fold increase in breast cancer incidence compared to women who wore bra less than 12 hours daily! They suggest that bras exert enough pressure to the breast and surrounding areas to inhibit the flow of lymph, which then causes toxins and other waste material to remain in the breasts instead of being flushed out.\n\n...try give your breasts as much 'free time' as possible. Take your bra off whenever you can, and at least do not wear it to sleep."
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Men with breast cancer have a higher mortality rate than women with breast cancer, simply because they usually delay diagnosis/treatment for the simple fact that many do not realize they can get breast cancer.  \n\nSymptoms include:\n\n* breast lumps\n* breast or nipple pain\n* nipple inversion\n* nipple discharge\n* change in breast or nipple appearance\n\nMen can get this disease at any time in their lives, though it is most commonly diagnosed in older men.