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The first sign of breast
cancer is usually a lump or a spot seen on
a mammogram. Like all cancers, the disease is
the result of multiplication of cells. Normal
cells divide creating more cells only when needed.
Cancerous cells grow and divide without control
or order, often making excess tissue that becomes
a tumor. Cancer cells may grow into nearby healthy
tissue, or they may break away from the tumor
and travel through the blood stream or lymphatic
system to other parts of the body. For this reason,
breast cancer often spreads into the lymph nodes
in the armpit, chest, and collarbone area.
There is no known cause, but certain factors may
cause for the disease. A woman who is 45 years
old and has not gone through menopause can be
susceptible to this disease or the one who has
not become a pregnant before age 30.
There are usually no symptoms during the early
stages of breast cancer; only a mammogram can
detect it. Later, however, you may notice about
it.
- Swelling or a lump in the breast
- An achy or uncomfortable breast.
- One breast that looks different from the
other.
- Breast skin that is dimpled or pitted like
an orange peel.
- Bleeding from the nipple.
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