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In today's article, I will be talking about some of the frequently asked questions about breast cancer. As the rate of breast cancer is increasing rapidly so, people are getting afraid nowadays. To identify or detect the onset of this disease everyone asked lots of questions to us. I will try my best to answers all of those questions in this episode.  What is breast cancer? It’s the cancerous tumor formed within your breast tissues or ducts.  What causes breast cancer? Till now there is no clear idea about the causes of breast cancer. Medical science has only identified risk factors. Those include: Hormonal changes Lifestyles Growing age Having a baby after the age of 30. Use of oral contraceptives for a longer time. History of chest radiation therapy. Long-term combined hormone therapy. Excessive alcohol consumption. Obesity Hormonal changes after menopause. What are the symptoms? Formation of a new lu...

Breast cancers have become a very common disease nowadays. People are getting conscious about this disease. However, there are lots of myths that create misconceptions among the general public and hamper their preventive effort toward this evil disease. Let’s know the fact against those myths.   Myth 1: Maintaining healthy lifestyle, e.g. healthy diet, regular exercises, limited alcohol consumption and regular exercise eliminate the risk of breast cancer . Fact:  These lifestyle behaviors lower the risk but can’t eliminate it.  Presently no one is 100% safe from breast cancer. Yes, it’s always better to take precautions and lots of evidence is there that proves a healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of breast cancer to a greater extent. But again I am saying it can’t assure you that you will not have it. So, I would suggest, besides your healthy lifestyle also do a regular screening of breast cancer. This disease can be treated better as early as it gets disorga...