There are two types of vitamins that are really important for good breast health. Both of these breast health vitamins are B vitamins namely folic acid and B12. Both of these B vitamins play a vital role in reducing your of breast cancer mainly by protecting your DNA from mutations leading to breast cancer.

Breast cancer was first noted and recorded by the Egyptians as ulcers, or tumors of the breast. According to them there was no specific cure for it and the only option to survive was to eradicate the infected area from the body. In the following decades, a number of such cases were recorded and doctors concluded that there was no cure or proper treatment for it.

Breast cancer pink ribbon is the sign of support for women suffering from breast cancer globally. This year the Pink Ribbon Day will be held on Monday 27^th October.

Breast cancer treatment drugs are manifold. As breast cancer is a fatal disease therefore the treatment drugs used to control it are heavy and have their side effects too. Some of the major drugs used for treating breast cancer are given below:

Breast cancer surgery is done in order to eradicate localized cancer. By localized cancer we mean cancer that has not spread to other areas of the body. Therefore, in breast cancer surgery the tumor is removed along with a portion of the surrounding tissues.

Breast carcinoma in situ is known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In this stage of cancer, the cancer cells are present in the milk duct of your breast and keep growing there without spreading to other areas or to the surrounding tissues. It is the initial stage of non-invasive breast cancer. At times doctors also consider breast carcinoma in situ as a ‘preinvasive’ form. Breast carcinoma in situ is the most occurring type of non-invasive cancer.

In the UK, every year approximately 44’000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. According to a rough idea, amongst every 9 women one for sure will develop breast cancer. Breast cancer is not only found in women but is also a disease for men however it is rare.

Today, breast cancer has become the most common cause of women death in the world. Strangely, breast cancer cases are found more in the more modernized countries and lesser in the less modernized countries.

Advanced breast cancer is known as Metastatic cancer. It is the stage in which the cancer spreads out to other organs. This type of cancer is the most advanced stage of breast cancer. At this stage the cancer cells have already spread out to the breast and axillary lymph nodes and here they continue to multiply. Breast cancer is one disease that has the potential to spread anywhere in the body. Usually breast cancer spreads to the bones, liver and the lungs. Treatment of advanced breast cancer (metastatic) usually emphasize on relieving and extending one’s life span.

Paget’s disease of breast is also commonly known as Paget’s disease of the nipple. It is a condition that apparently may look like eczema with conditions changes in the skin and the nipples. Initially it may be harmless but it is a deadly disease. A similar disease to this is the Extramammary Paget’s disease which has nearly the same histological features but different locations.