Saturday, December 4, 2010

Stage 4 Breast Cancer: Avoid This by Early Cancer Screening

By Kara Marie


One of the most feared diseases of this century are malignancies and cancers. There are various types of cancers today but one of the most feared and common types are breast cancer. Men and women alike display a frightening increase in breast cancer rate. Just like any type of cancer, all the treatment regimens in the world no matter how strong and expensive could cure cancer especially at the late stages.

Stage 4 breast cancer tells you that the cancer cells have already reached places and organs that are not within the breast region. A cancer discovered at this stage already will not have a good prognosis. Breast cancer must be prevented as early as possible so that the prognosis will be better. When breast cancer is detected early, the therapies will have the best effect.

Hence, it is very important to know first and foremost how we can detect breast cancer even before it reaches the stage 4 breast cancer.

Breast Self Exam - This is one of the most effective way to detect and prevent breast cancer. Essentially, it is easy, does not cost you a thing and you can do in the comfort of your homes. This screening test could be done while laying around in bed or even while taking a bath. Breast self examination is a very important tool to teach people to help detect and prevent breast cancer. It is even observable that many patients have discovered that they are suffering from breast cancer only after their partner has palpated a lump in their breast. The most effective way to battle breast cancer is to perform BSE properly and detect cancer early on.

Breast exam by health personnel - In a regular check up, your health care provider could also perform the breast examination with your consent. This could be a good way to detect cancer even before it progress and wreak havoc on the body.

A mammogram - It is through a mammogram that small cancerous breast lesions can be seen even before they turn to stage 4 breast cancer. This radiographic exam can detect breast cancer even without the lumps felt or other symptoms as well. While majority of breast cancer sufferers are women, men can also get this disease. The reason is that women especially during menopause have decreased estrogen which protects women against cancers.

Do these preventive and screening measures now and do not wait for it to reach stage 4 breast cancer before starting.




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