Breast cancer

Risk factors

Female sex

Increasing age.Age > 40 years.

A personal history of breast cancer.

A family history of breast cancer.

Inherited genes that increase cancer risk. Certain gene mutations that increase the risk of breast cancer can be passed from parents to children. The most well-known gene mutations are referred to as BRCA1 and BRCA2. greatly increase your risk of breast cancer and other cancers.

Radiation exposure.

Obesity.

Early menarche

Late menopause.

Nulliparity

Postmenopausal hormone therapy. – HRT

Drinking alcohol.

Clinical features

Breast lump- could be painless

Breast pain

The lump could be hard and irregular

Nipple changes

Nipple discharge, retraction, distortion

Features of metastasis such as headache abdominal pain bone pain etc

Diagnosis

Ultrasound breast

Mammogram

FNAC

Core biopsy

Management

Surgical excision

Chemotherapy

Radiotherapy