Archive for January, 2012
Breast Cancer Causes, Symptoms and its Treatments
Breast cancer is a sickness where group of cells located in the breast turn abnormal. The cells change through attacks from bacteria. The mutated cells attack healthy cells and mutate them as well. In this manner, cancer cells immediately grow and divide speedily than the healthy cells. Some tumors immediately grow and sizes of tumors go on increasing. Through the blood and lymph systems, a cancer cell has the ability to spread to other body parts which is called metastasis. The breast is divided into ducts and lobules and the most common form of breast cancer arises from the ducts is known as invasive duct carcinoma. Cancer arising from lobules is less common compared to ducts.
Cancer can be caused by genetics, lifestyle choices and exposure to certain environmental hazards. Causes of breast cancer can be identified in certain cases but mostly it affects women according to their age, heredity, hormones and excess alcohol consumption. These factors can cause direct or indirect exposure to a substance or agent that can cause cancer. Radiation from environment is the key factor causing infections and immunity break down which are likely to cause breast cancer in persons. Family history has long been identified as a risk factor for breast cancer.
Breast cancer may occur in breast pain, redness, discharge from nipple, skin irritation and lump under the arm. Breast that is warm to touch is the symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer, a dangerous and rare type of the disease, flat or inverted nipple, breast that is often itchy, breast that is red or blotchy, skin around the breast is dimpled and swollen are all symptoms of breast cancer. Normally women are affected with this type of cancer but most even men have been known to have the same effects. All these symptoms can cause cancer but they can be a result of other risk factors for cancer. For example smoking, heavy alcohol consumption and genetics are all factors that can make one more prone to the disease.
What a Pediatrician should do to promote and protect breast feeding as the best infant nutrition
To provide an optimum environment for breast-feeding, pediatricians should follow these recommendations:
1. Promote and support breast-feeding enthusiastically. In consideration of the extensive published evidence for improved outcomes in breastfed infants and their mothers, a strong position on behalf of breast-feeding is justified.
2. Become knowledgeable and skilled in both the physiology and the clinical management of breast-feeding.
3. Work collaboratively with the obstetric community to ensure that women receive adequate information throughout the peri-natal period to make a fully informed decision about infant feeding. Pediatricians should also use opportunities to provide age- appropriate breast-feeding education to children and adults.
Saline Implants and Silicone Breast Implants
There have been varying viewpoints throughout the years about the best kind of implant to use for Breast Augmentation, and health controversies about one kind of implant that dominated news reports in the 1990′s. Many women who were interested in having fuller breasts were fearful to do so because of these reports. The following describes the different kinds of implants that are available, and addresses some of the concerns regarding differences between breast implant fill material, shape, surface texture, size, manufacture, and use of implants.
Breast Implant Fill Material:
Although all breast implants do have a solid silicone shell (bag), they are filled with different substances such as: saline and silicone.
Saline Breast Implant
While there are a number of implants available for Breast Augmentation, currently the most commonly used is the saline breast implant.