Breast cancer for example. As the name implies, this cancer begins in the breast tissue and can spread to the surrounding breast even to other organs. This spread is also called metastasis. Not only occurs in women, breast cancer can also about men. Not yet known exactly what causes cancer, but some factors can increase a person's risk of developing cancer, for example:
1. Age.
In women, the risk of developing breast cancer increases a person at the age of forty and begin from the age of sixty years in men.
2. Genetic.
The risk increases if a close relative who had experienced breast cancer.
3. Unhealthy diet and obesity.
4. Smoking and frequent alcohol consumption.
5. Lazy to exercise.
Here are the symptoms caused by breast cancer:
- A lump in or around the breast after the menstrual period is complete
- Changes in the shape and size of the breast
- Clear or bloody discharge from the nipple
- Breast skin became wrinkled or scaly
- The skin becomes red or inflamed breast and nipple changes (eg peeling)
Especially in men, lack of awareness of the dangers of breast cancer is often detected only after making the disease is severe enough. To prevent breast cancer, it is recommended to do a routine check by examining the self (self-exams). Touch the breast for possible lumps, or a check with mammograms when you are entering the age of forty years, especially if you have a family history of breast cancer. Examination with 3D Sonomamogram considered more accurate and safer because it does not use radiation.
Need more simple tips for cancer has not 'close'? You should exercise regularly, at least for half an hour every day. Eating a healthy diet is also very helpful, eg berries (strawberries and raspberries) is rich in antioxidants and green vegetables (spinach, broccoli and cabbage). Avoid processed foods and full fat.
