Breast Cancer is a type of cancer that occurs when the cells in your breast happen to grow uncontrollably. The cells usually form a tumor that is felt as a lump and detected on an X-ray.
This tumor is malignant and as they grow, they are also likely to invade the alternate tissues and spread to almost every other part of your body. Although breast cancer is primarily observed in women, men too can be diagnosed with this ailment.
Cells from almost any part of the body can become carcinogenic after which they can spread to your breasts and breast tissues. Although breast cancer is usually identified by lumps, other relevant symptoms are thickened breast tissues, swollen breasts, rash around your nipples and headaches. In the following section, we will give you a detailed insight on some facts that you did not know about breast cancer.
1Radiation treatments
Although almost all women have a possibility of developing breast cancer, the risk is relatively higher for those who had been exposed to radiation treatments in and around the area of their chest as a child or teenager.
This exposure often happens in an attempt to treat other types of cancer. So if you received radiation exposure at a very young age, it would be a good idea to consult your doctor and check with him.
