Video: What Is Breast Cancer – Linda W Chan, MD

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A vicious disease has been claiming women’s lives in the United States. We call it Breast Cancer. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor which is a collection of cancer cells rising from the cells of the breast. Although breast cancer mostly occurs in women it can also affect men as well. Facts showed that one in every eight women in the United States develops breast cancer. There are many types of breast cancer that differs in their ability to spread or (metastasize) to other body tissues. Some are more common than others, and there are also combinations of cancers. Some of the most common types of cancer are: ductal carcinoma, invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma

So let’s begin with the first type of breast cancer which is known as ductal carcinoma. This is considered the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer. This type of cancer has not spread that much and therefore usually has a very high cure rate than others. The second type of breast cancer is known as Invasive ductal carcinoma. This cancer starts in a duct of the breast and grows into the surrounding tissue rapidly. It is somewhat least common form of breast cancer. About 50% of breast cancers are called invasive ductal carcinoma. Then last but least type of breast cancer is the Invasive lobular carcinoma. This breast cancer starts in the glands of the breast that produce milk and affects milk production. Approximately 10% of invasive breast cancers are invasive lobular carcinoma

Next time somewhere there is a mentioning of breast cancer, we have to consider these facts again that breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among American women. Today, approximately 1 in almost every 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2009, approximately 192,370 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and approximately 40,610 will die. Although these numbers may sound frightening, lots of research revealed that the mortality rate could decrease by 30% if all women of age 50 and older who need a mammogram already had one from their doctors.

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