Many call the twentieth century the cancer century. Mainly because more than 100 types of cancer have been discovered in this century, and because many of medical efforts were made and used to fight all cancers all over the world. After years of struggling with different cancers, doctors are more aware of the causes of this horrible disease and how they can be treated. Breast cancer remains a major concern in the medical field. Breast cancer starts when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. The cells usually form a tumor that can be seen with an x-ray or felt as a lump. The tumor is cancer if the cells start to grow into the surrounding tissue or spread to other areas of the body. Breast cancer happens almost entirely in …show more content…
Also, women who don’t get pregnant at all and women who get pregnant after the age of 30 are also at high risk of getting breast cancer. In addition to these risk factors, doctors think that age is a factor. Doctors are starting to think that diets and breast cancer are connected somehow. Doctors feel that most, but not all diets are related to breast cancer including high alcohol consumption, chemicals in hair dye, birth control pill and others. Evidence has not been established yet for these assumptions they have …show more content…
The most typical treatments are surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, and radioactive substances (Laino). If detected early, almost all breast cancer cases can be treated. A common method of dealing with breast cancer is a mastectomy. A mastectomy is a surgery that removes considerable parts of the breast, and often leaves women feeling lost, depressed, and self-conscious about their bodies. Plastic surgery can help with this and will keep women more confident with their new bodies and breasts. Many insurance companies cover plastic surgery