The document discusses breast anatomy, what causes breast cancer, and how to check for signs of breast cancer. It notes that a mature female breast consists of fat, connective tissue, and lobules that produce milk. Common causes of breast cancer include older age, genetics, dense breast tissue, alcohol consumption, and radiation exposure. It provides steps for self-examination and outlines that if a lump is found, one should see a doctor for a mammogram. Staging describes cancer extent and guides treatment options like radiation, surgery, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy. Prevention involves lifestyle changes and avoiding cancer risks.

1. BREASTCANCER
By:Ajla Karastanovic

2. AnatomyoftheFemalebreast:
A mature human female's breast consists of fat, connective
tissue and thousands of lobules (tiny glands which produce
milk). The milk of a breastfeeding mother goes through tiny
ducts (tubes) and is delivered through the nipple.
1. Chest wall
2. Pectoralis muscles
3. Lobules (glands that make milk)
4. Nipple surface
5. Areola
6. Lactiferous duct tube that carries milk to
the nipple
7. Fatty tissue
8. Skin
Breast Cancer : Malignant
tumor of the breast. Usually
forms in the milk producing
gland tissue or the lining of the
milk ducts

3. What Causes
Breast Cancer?
Experts are not definitively sure what causes breast cancer but there are a few factors that
might increase the chances of getting the this form of cancer:
• Getting older
• Genetics
• Dense BreastTissue
• Alcohol consumption
• Radiation Exposure
How can you check if you are showing signs of breast cancer?

4. STEP
1:
Self
Examination
 Place your left hand on your
hip and reach with your right
hand to feel in the left armpit.
 Repeat on the other side.
 Check both sides for lumps
or thickenings above and
below your collarbone.
 With hands soapy, raise one
arm behind your head to
spread out the breast tissue.

5. Step
2:
If lump is
found
 Go see your doctor
immediately
 The doctor should schedule
you to have a Mammogram
 Mammography: is an X-Ray
to diagnose breast disease,
especially breast cancer

6. Step
3:
Staging
 Staging describes the
extent of the cancer
in the patient's body
and is based on
whether it is invasive
or non-invasive
 A cancer's stage is a
crucial factor in
deciding what
treatment options to
recommend, and in
determining the
patient's prognosis.
 Staging is done after
cancer is diagnosed.

7. Step
4:
Treatments
The main breast cancer treatments options
may include:
 RadiationTherapy
 Surgery:
 Lumpectomy: Removal of only a breast tumor and the tissue
immediately surrounding it
 Mastectomy: Surgical removal of the breast
 Simple Mastectomy: Surgical removal of the breast tissue
 Radical Mastectomy: Surgical removal of the breast tissue
plus chest muscles and axillary lymph nodes
 Hormone therapy
 Chemotherapy

8. Preventing
BreastCancer
 Changing lifestyle or eating habits.
 Avoiding things known to cause cancer
 Taking medicine treat a precancerous
condition or to keep cancer from starting