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Doctors know that breast cancer occurs when some breast cells begin to grow abnormally. These cells divide more rapidly than healthy cells do ... COVID-19:Advice,updatesandvaccineoptions FindoutaboutCOVID-19,COVID-19vaccines,andMayoClinicpatientandvisitorupdates. Skiptositenavigation SkiptoContent ThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion. SectionsforBreastcancerSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsCareatMayoClinicOutcomes&ratings Print Overview Breastanatomy Openpop-updialogbox Close Breastanatomy Breastanatomy Eachbreastcontains15to20lobesofglandulartissue,arrangedlikethepetalsofadaisy.Thelobesarefurtherdividedintosmallerlobulesthatproducemilkforbreastfeeding.Smalltubes(ducts)conductthemilktoareservoirthatliesjustbeneathyournipple. Whatisbreastcancer?Anexpertexplains LearnmorefrombreastsurgeonJudyC.Boughey,M.D. ShowtranscriptforvideoWhatisbreastcancer?Anexpertexplains I'mDr.JudyBoughey,abreastsurgeonatMayoClinic.Inthisvideo,we'llcoverthebasicsofbreastcancer.Whatisit?Whogetsit?Thesymptoms,diagnosis,andtreatment.Whetheryou'relookingforanswersforyourselforsomeoneyoulove.We'reheretogiveyouthebestinformationavailable. Breastcancerisarelativelycommontypeofcancer.Infact,itisthemostcommoncancerworldwideandthemostcommoncancerdiagnosedintheUS.Currentlynearly4millionwomenintheUSalonearediagnosedwithbreastcancer.However,thisdoesn'tmakeadiagnosiseasier,butitdoesmeanagreatdealofresearchandeffortisbeingputtowardsendingitandit'sworking.Survivalratescontinuetogoupastreatmentsgetbetterandmoretailormadetoeachpatient. Justlikeanycancer,breastcancerresultsfromDNAmutationsthatinstructyourcellstogrowoutofcontrol.Inthiscase,ittargetscellsinthebreasttissue,andthere'snosinglethingthatcausestheseDNAmutations.Thereareawidesetofriskfactors.Buthavingmoreoftheseriskfactors,canincreaseyourchancesofdevelopingbreastcancer.Morethananything,yourriskisincreasedbybeingfemale.Thatdoesn'tmeanmendon'tgetit.Actually,menaccountforabout1percentofallcases.Anotherfactorisage.Theolderyouget,themorelikelyabreastcancerdiagnosisbecomes.Ahistoryofbreastcancerincreasesyourrisktoo,thatincludesyourownpersonalhistoryifyou'vehaditbeforeandyourfamilyhistory.Ifbreastcanceriscommoninyourfamilytree,youarelikelyatincreasedriskofdevelopingit.Scientistshaveidentifiedseveralgenesthatifinherited,aremorelikelytocausebreastcancer.Therearemany,butthemostcommonandwellstudiedare,BRCA1andBRCA2.Whiletheydon'tmakebreastcanceracertainty,yourchancesofdevelopingit,aremuchhigherwiththeseparticularmutations.Beyondthat,radiationexposureatanypointinyourlifeincreasesyourriskofbreastcancer.Asdoeshavingchildrenatwhatisscientificallyconsideredanolderage.Startingmenopauseatanolderageandtakingpost-menopausalhormones. Therearethingsthatcandecreaseyourrisk.Selfbreastawarenessisone.Makenoteofanychangesyounoticeinyourbreasts.Womenaged40andoldershouldgetyearlymammograms.Earlydetectionisreallyyourbestdefensebasedonyourotherpersonalriskfactors,youmaywanttoconsultwithyourdoctoraboutstartingatevenayoungerage.Limitalcohol,whilenotdrinkinglowersyourriskthemost.Drinkinginmoderationlowersyourrisktoo.Stayphysicallyactiveandtrytomaintainahealthyweight.Youcantalktoyourdoctorifyoustrugglewiththis.Insomecases,post-menopausalhormonesarenecessaryandcan'tbeavoided.Butbeawarethattheydoseemtoplayaroleinbreastcancerrisk.Ifyougivebirth,breastfeedingmayreduceyourchancesofdevelopingbreastcancerinthefuture. Thingstokeepaneyeoutforthatmightbesigns,includelumpsorthickeninginyourbreast,changesinthesizeorshapeofyourbreast,changesinyourbreastskin,oranewinversionofyournipple.Peeling,scalingorflakingoftheareolaandrednessorpittingoftheskinofyourbreastthatlookslikeanorange.Mostimportantly,becausethesethingsmayormaynotbecancer,besuretocheckwithyourdoctorifyounoticeanyofthesesigns. Ifyoususpectyoumighthavebreastcancer.Howdoyoufindout?Doctorsusephysicalexams,mammograms,ultrasounds,MRIs,andneedlebiopsiestodetermineifcancerispresent.Ifthat'sthecase,youandyourdoctorwillneedtodiscusstreatmentoptions. Likeanyothercancer,Breastcancerrequiresasmartandstrategicapproach.Yourtreatmentplandependsonwhatyou'reupagainst,maybethesizeandthestageofthecancer.Whattypeisit?Isitsensitivetohormones?Manyquestionshavetobeansweredbeforeyouandyourcareteamcanputaplantogether.Surgeryisnotalwaysthefirststep.Frequentlymedicaltherapy,suchasendocrinetherapyorchemotherapywillberecommendedfirsttodecreasethesizeofthetumorinthebreast,ordecreasethediseaseandthelymphnodes,andimportantlytoevaluatetheresponseofthecancertothetreatment.Asthiscanbecriticalinformationtoguidefurthertreatmentaftersurgery.Butsurgeryisoftenindicatedaspartofthetreatment,andthatcanmeanjustremovingthebreastlump,orsometimesremovingtheentirebreast,orbothbreasts.Itusuallyinvolvesremovalofsomelymphnodesfromunderyourarmpitonthatside.Whetherornotyou'vegotanytreatmentbeforesurgery,youmayneedtreatmentaftersurgery.Thiscouldinvolveradiationandmedicaltherapiessuchasendocrinetherapyandchemotherapy.Ifthediseasehasspreadbeyondthebreastandlymphnodes,surgeryisusuallynotrecommendedandmedicaltherapyisthemaincourseoftreatment.Radiationusesbeamsofenergytotargetandkillcancercellsandpreventcancerrecurrenceinthatarea.Chemotherapyusespowerfuldrugstokillthecancers.Somecancersaresensitivetohormonesandcanbetreatedwithadifferentsetofdrugs.Hormonetherapyhasitsownsetofsideeffects,butyourdoctorwillbeabletoguideyouthroughbestoptionsforyourspecificcancertype.Thenthere'simmunotherapy.Cancercellsblindyourbody'snaturaldefensesystems.Immunotherapypullsoffthoseblinders,soyourbody'snaturaldefensescandotheirjobandzeroinonthattarget.Allofthesetreatmentshavesideeffectsgoingthroughthesemeasuresthatwillultimatelyhealyoucanbereallyhard.Buttherearewaystodealwiththattoo.Painmanagementandotherpalliativecarecanhelpyoudealwithallthesenecessarybutdifficultprocesses. Thiscanallfeeloverwhelming.Abreastcancerdiagnosisisacomplicatedandscarytopic.Keepyourfriendsandfamilyclose.Relyonthemforpracticalandemotionalsupport.Findsomeonetotalkwith,maybeafriend,relative,clergymember,ormedicalsocialworker.Asupportgroupcanbereallyhelpfultoconnectwithotherswhohavebeendownthisroadbefore.Theoutlookonbreastcancerhasimprovedimmensely.Researchandscientificadvancementhavemadethisdiseaseaverytreatableone.Withnewandconstantlyimprovingtherapiesandexpertcare,thereisplentyofhope.Ifyou'dliketolearnevenmoreaboutbreastcancer,watchourotherrelatedvideosorvisitmayoclinic.org.Wewishyouwell. Breastcanceriscancerthatformsinthecellsofthebreasts. Afterskincancer,breastcanceristhemostcommoncancerdiagnosedinwomenintheUnitedStates.Breastcancercanoccurinbothmenandwomen,butit'sfarmorecommoninwomen. Substantialsupportforbreastcancerawarenessandresearchfundinghashelpedcreatedadvancesinthediagnosisandtreatmentofbreastcancer.Breastcancersurvivalrateshaveincreased,andthenumberofdeathsassociatedwiththisdiseaseissteadilydeclining,largelyduetofactorssuchasearlierdetection,anewpersonalizedapproachtotreatmentandabetterunderstandingofthedisease. BreastcancercareatMayoClinicProducts&ServicesBook:MayoClinicFamilyHealthBook,5thEditionNewsletter:MayoClinicHealthLetter—DigitalEditionShowmoreproductsfromMayoClinic Types Angiosarcoma Ductalcarcinomainsitu(DCIS) Inflammatorybreastcancer Invasivelobularcarcinoma Lobularcarcinomainsitu(LCIS) Malebreastcancer Paget'sdiseaseofthebreast Recurrentbreastcancer Symptoms Nipplechanges Openpop-updialogbox Close Nipplechanges Nipplechanges Breastandnipplechangescanbeasignofbreastcancer.Makeanappointmentwithyourdoctorifyounoticeanythingunusual. Signsandsymptomsofbreastcancermayinclude: Abreastlumporthickeningthatfeelsdifferentfromthesurroundingtissue Changeinthesize,shapeorappearanceofabreast Changestotheskinoverthebreast,suchasdimpling Anewlyinvertednipple Peeling,scaling,crustingorflakingofthepigmentedareaofskinsurroundingthenipple(areola)orbreastskin Rednessorpittingoftheskinoveryourbreast,liketheskinofanorange WhentoseeadoctorIfyoufindalumporotherchangeinyourbreast—evenifarecentmammogramwasnormal—makeanappointmentwithyourdoctorforpromptevaluation.   Thereisaproblemwith informationsubmittedforthisrequest.Review/updatethe informationhighlightedbelowandresubmittheform. GetthelatestbreastcancerinformationfromMayoClinicdeliveredinyourinbox. Signupforfreeandreceivethelatestonbreastcancertreatment,careandmanagement. 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Thankyouforsubscribing Youwillreceivethefirstbreastcanceremailinyourinboxshortly,whichwillincludeinformationontreatment,diagnosis,surgeryandhowbreastcancerteamsatMayoClinicapproachpersonalizedcare. Sorrysomethingwentwrongwithyoursubscription Please,tryagaininacoupleofminutes Retry RequestanAppointmentatMayoClinic CausesDoctorsknowthatbreastcanceroccurswhensomebreastcellsbegintogrowabnormally.Thesecellsdividemorerapidlythanhealthycellsdoandcontinuetoaccumulate,formingalumpormass.Cellsmayspread(metastasize)throughyourbreasttoyourlymphnodesortootherpartsofyourbody. Breastcancermostoftenbeginswithcellsinthemilk-producingducts(invasiveductalcarcinoma).Breastcancermayalsobeginintheglandulartissuecalledlobules(invasivelobularcarcinoma)orinothercellsortissuewithinthebreast. Researchershaveidentifiedhormonal,lifestyleandenvironmentalfactorsthatmayincreaseyourriskofbreastcancer.Butit'snotclearwhysomepeoplewhohavenoriskfactorsdevelopcancer,yetotherpeoplewithriskfactorsneverdo.It'slikelythatbreastcanceriscausedbyacomplexinteractionofyourgeneticmakeupandyourenvironment. InheritedbreastcancerDoctorsestimatethatabout5to10percentofbreastcancersarelinkedtogenemutationspassedthroughgenerationsofafamily. Anumberofinheritedmutatedgenesthatcanincreasethelikelihoodofbreastcancerhavebeenidentified.Themostwell-knownarebreastcancergene1(BRCA1)andbreastcancergene2(BRCA2),bothofwhichsignificantlyincreasetheriskofbothbreastandovariancancer. Ifyouhaveastrongfamilyhistoryofbreastcancerorothercancers,yourdoctormayrecommendabloodtesttohelpidentifyspecificmutationsinBRCAorothergenesthatarebeingpassedthroughyourfamily. Consideraskingyourdoctorforareferraltoageneticcounselor,whocanreviewyourfamilyhealthhistory.Ageneticcounselorcanalsodiscussthebenefits,risksandlimitationsofgenetictestingtoassistyouwithshareddecision-making. RiskfactorsAbreastcancerriskfactorisanythingthatmakesitmorelikelyyou'llgetbreastcancer.Buthavingoneorevenseveralbreastcancerriskfactorsdoesn'tnecessarilymeanyou'lldevelopbreastcancer.Manywomenwhodevelopbreastcancerhavenoknownriskfactorsotherthansimplybeingwomen. Factorsthatareassociatedwithanincreasedriskofbreastcancerinclude: Beingfemale.Womenaremuchmorelikelythanmenaretodevelopbreastcancer. Increasingage.Yourriskofbreastcancerincreasesasyouage. Apersonalhistoryofbreastconditions.Ifyou'vehadabreastbiopsythatfoundlobularcarcinomainsitu(LCIS)oratypicalhyperplasiaofthebreast,youhaveanincreasedriskofbreastcancer. Apersonalhistoryofbreastcancer.Ifyou'vehadbreastcancerinonebreast,youhaveanincreasedriskofdevelopingcancerintheotherbreast. Afamilyhistoryofbreastcancer.Ifyourmother,sisterordaughterwasdiagnosedwithbreastcancer,particularlyatayoungage,yourriskofbreastcancerisincreased.Still,themajorityofpeoplediagnosedwithbreastcancerhavenofamilyhistoryofthedisease. Inheritedgenesthatincreasecancerrisk.Certaingenemutationsthatincreasetheriskofbreastcancercanbepassedfromparentstochildren.Themostwell-knowngenemutationsarereferredtoasBRCA1andBRCA2.Thesegenescangreatlyincreaseyourriskofbreastcancerandothercancers,buttheydon'tmakecancerinevitable. Radiationexposure.Ifyoureceivedradiationtreatmentstoyourchestasachildoryoungadult,yourriskofbreastcancerisincreased. Obesity.Beingobeseincreasesyourriskofbreastcancer. Beginningyourperiodatayoungerage.Beginningyourperiodbeforeage12increasesyourriskofbreastcancer. Beginningmenopauseatanolderage.Ifyoubeganmenopauseatanolderage,you'remorelikelytodevelopbreastcancer. Havingyourfirstchildatanolderage.Womenwhogivebirthtotheirfirstchildafterage30mayhaveanincreasedriskofbreastcancer. Havingneverbeenpregnant.Womenwhohaveneverbeenpregnanthaveagreaterriskofbreastcancerthandowomenwhohavehadoneormorepregnancies. Postmenopausalhormonetherapy.Womenwhotakehormonetherapymedicationsthatcombineestrogenandprogesteronetotreatthesignsandsymptomsofmenopausehaveanincreasedriskofbreastcancer.Theriskofbreastcancerdecreaseswhenwomenstoptakingthesemedications. Drinkingalcohol.Drinkingalcoholincreasestheriskofbreastcancer. PreventionBreastcancerriskreductionforwomenwithanaveragerisk Breastself-exam Openpop-updialogbox Close Breastself-exam Breastself-exam Toperformabreastself-examforbreastawareness,useamethodicalapproachthatensuresyoucoveryourentirebreast.Forinstance,imaginethatyourbreastsaredividedintoequalwedges,likepiecesofapie,andsweepyourfingersalongeachpieceintowardyournipple. Makingchangesinyourdailylifemayhelpreduceyourriskofbreastcancer.Tryto: Askyourdoctoraboutbreastcancerscreening.Discusswithyourdoctorwhentobeginbreastcancerscreeningexamsandtests,suchasclinicalbreastexamsandmammograms. Talktoyourdoctoraboutthebenefitsandrisksofscreening.Together,youcandecidewhatbreastcancerscreeningstrategiesarerightforyou. Becomefamiliarwithyourbreaststhroughbreastself-examforbreastawareness.Womenmaychoosetobecomefamiliarwiththeirbreastsbyoccasionallyinspectingtheirbreastsduringabreastself-examforbreastawareness.Ifthereisanewchange,lumpsorotherunusualsignsinyourbreasts,talktoyourdoctorpromptly. Breastawarenesscan'tpreventbreastcancer,butitmayhelpyoutobetterunderstandthenormalchangesthatyourbreastsundergoandidentifyanyunusualsignsandsymptoms. Drinkalcoholinmoderation,ifatall.Limittheamountofalcoholyoudrinktonomorethanonedrinkaday,ifyouchoosetodrink. Exercisemostdaysoftheweek.Aimforatleast30minutesofexerciseonmostdaysoftheweek.Ifyouhaven'tbeenactivelately,askyourdoctorwhetherit'sOKandstartslowly. Limitpostmenopausalhormonetherapy.Combinationhormonetherapymayincreasetheriskofbreastcancer.Talkwithyourdoctoraboutthebenefitsandrisksofhormonetherapy. Somewomenexperiencebothersomesignsandsymptomsduringmenopauseand,forthesewomen,theincreasedriskofbreastcancermaybeacceptableinordertorelievemenopausesignsandsymptoms. Toreducetheriskofbreastcancer,usethelowestdoseofhormonetherapypossiblefortheshortestamountoftime. Maintainahealthyweight.Ifyourweightishealthy,worktomaintainthatweight.Ifyouneedtoloseweight,askyourdoctorabouthealthystrategiestoaccomplishthis.Reducethenumberofcaloriesyoueateachdayandslowlyincreasetheamountofexercise. Chooseahealthydiet.WomenwhoeataMediterraneandietsupplementedwithextra-virginoliveoilandmixednutsmayhaveareducedriskofbreastcancer.TheMediterraneandietfocusesmostlyonplant-basedfoods,suchasfruitsandvegetables,wholegrains,legumes,andnuts.PeoplewhofollowtheMediterraneandietchoosehealthyfats,suchasoliveoil,overbutterandfishinsteadofredmeat. BreastcancerriskreductionforwomenwithahighriskIfyourdoctorhasassessedyourfamilyhistoryanddeterminedthatyouhaveotherfactors,suchasaprecancerousbreastcondition,thatincreaseyourriskofbreastcancer,youmaydiscussoptionstoreduceyourrisk,suchas: Preventivemedications(chemoprevention).Estrogen-blockingmedications,suchasselectiveestrogenreceptormodulatorsandaromataseinhibitors,reducetheriskofbreastcancerinwomenwithahighriskofthedisease. Thesemedicationscarryariskofsideeffects,sodoctorsreservethesemedicationsforwomenwhohaveaveryhighriskofbreastcancer.Discussthebenefitsandriskswithyourdoctor. Preventivesurgery.Womenwithaveryhighriskofbreastcancermaychoosetohavetheirhealthybreastssurgicallyremoved(prophylacticmastectomy).Theymayalsochoosetohavetheirhealthyovariesremoved(prophylacticoophorectomy)toreducetheriskofbothbreastcancerandovariancancer. MoreInformationBreastcancercareatMayoClinicBreastcancerchemopreventionGenetictestingforbreastcancer:Psychologicalandsocialimpact ByMayoClinicStaff BreastcancercareatMayoClinic RequestanAppointmentatMayoClinic Diagnosis&treatment April27,2022 Print Shareon:FacebookTwitter Showreferences AskMayoExpert.Breastcancer.Rochester,Minn.:MayoFoundationforMedicalEducationandResearch;2017. Breastcancer.FortWashington,Pa.:NationalComprehensiveCancerNetwork.http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp.AccessedJune28,2017. TownsendCMJr,etal.Diseasesofthebreast.In:SabistonTextbookofSurgery:TheBiologicalBasisofModernSurgicalPractice.20thed.Philadelphia,Pa.:Elsevier;2017.https://www.clinicalkey.com.AccessedJune28,2017. 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