rare, though possible, in men.1 out of 8 women develop breast cancer. Currently, there is an 85 percent survival rate (for which stage ?) for women with breast cancer.Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women.A diagnosis of breast cancer does not mean immediate death.The breast contains the following elements:Except for the nipple, the breast contains no muscle but rests on its pectoral muscle.-Areola: pigmented skin around nipple.-Acini: sacks lined with cells that produce milk.-Lobules: clusters of acini.-Ducts: drains lobules and carries milk to nipple.-Lobes: groups of lobules emptying into duct.-Fat, the majority of the breast, seldom less than one third, cushions this milk producing part of the breast.- connective tissue called fascia that enclose and support it-Blood vessels: arteries, veins, and capillaries.-Lymphatics and very few lymph nodes.Cancer is the abnormal and uncontrollable, multiplication and spread of cells in the body.Cancer is caused by genetic changes in the cell.A benign tumor is a limited loss of cell control.A malignant tumor is the unrestrained growth of cells and has the ability to spread throughout the body.Cancers are divided into two categories: carcinomas and sarcomas. Cancers starting in bone, muscle, fat, or connective tissues are called sarcomas, and all other cancers are called carcinomas.Most breast cancer occurs in cells that line the lobules that make milk or in ducts that carry it to the nipple are called carcinomas. Those rare breast cancers that occur in breast fat or in other breast tissue are called sarcomas.A tumor is not necessarily cancer. It is more likely to be cancer if it is firm or strangely shaped.Cancers originating in the ducts are called ductal carcinoma.Cancers originating in the lobules are called lobular carcinomas.Some ductal or lobular cancers have a special appearance and pattern. These cancers are divided into subcategories of ductal or lobular cancer. They include...
