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Risk factors and genetic and family history can not be controlled. A healthy diet and healthy lifestyle reduces the chance of cancer in general.

Breast cancer is most treatable and often curable if detected early.

Early detection involves:

- Breast self-exams
- Clinical breast exams done by a professional
- Screening mammography

Most experts recommend that women age 20 examine their breasts once a month during the week following the menstrual period. Read the rest of this entry »

New and improved treatments are helping persons with breast cancer live longer than ever. However, even with treatment, breast cancer can spread to other parts of the body. Sometimes the cancer returns even after resection of the tumor and check nearby lymph nodes without cancer.

Side effects or complications of cancer treatment are, for example, radiation therapy, which can cause temporary swelling of the breast and pain in the area. Ask your doctor about side effects you may have during treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

The treatment is based on factors such as type and stage of cancer, cancer sensitivity to certain hormones or and whether the cancer overproduces a gene called HER2/neu.

The main treatments for breast cancer are:

- Chemotherapy drugs to kill cancer cells
- Radiation therapy to destroy cancerous tissue
- Surgery to remove cancerous tissue

Other treatments include:

- Hormone therapy (drug tamoxifen, which blocks the effects of estrogen, which can help them survive and grow to breast cancer cells)
- Therapy to interfere with growth and cell function
- Targeted therapy uses drugs or biological Special identify certain changes in a cell that can lead to cancer, such as trastuzumab Read the rest of this entry »

Causes

Over half a lifetime, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Risk factors that can not be changed are:

- Age and sex
- Family history of breast cancer
- Genes
- Menstrual cycle

Other risk factors include:

- Alcohol
- Delivery
- DES – Women who took diethylstilbestrol to prevent miscarriage may have an increased risk of breast cancer after age DE40
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Obesity
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Breast cancer is cancer that begins in the tissues of the breast.

There are two main types:

- Ductal carcinoma, which begins in the ducts of the milk from the breast to the nipple. Most breast cancers are this type
- Lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules that produce milk

In rare cases, breast cancer can start in other areas.

Many breast cancers are estrogen sensitive, which means that estrogen causes the tumor growth of breast cancer. It is called estrogen receptor positive breast cancer or cancer positive.

Some women have what’s called HER2-positive. HER2 refers to a gene that helps cells grow, divide and repair itself. When cells have too many copies of this gene – including cancer cells – grow faster. Experts think that women with HER2-positive – have a more aggressive disease and increased risk of recurrence than those who do not have this type. Read the rest of this entry »

Dietary fiber is the fraction of all plant foods digested by digestive enzymes and are fermented in or greater degree by the bacterial flora. These fibers are composed mainly of insoluble fiber (cellulose, hemicellulose) and soluble fiber (gums, mucilages, oligosaccharides …). These compounds are present in large quantities in vegetables and whole grains. For a couple of decades is watching his habitual consumption is associated with a low rate of colon cancer, one of the most malignant and common cancers in the West.

Again, we must speak of the Mediterranean diet as the ideal to provide such a valuable fiber. This is contributed mainly by legumes, pasta, bread, fruit and vegetables, these foods are very common in the Mediterranean area, so a diet of these features prevents colon cancer, among other diseases. It also prevents constipation uncomfortable, slows gastric emptying and causes a sensation of fullness, this last property is interesting for the treatment of overweight and obesity.

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These nuts so close to us, are an excellent source of nutrients, they are a concentrate of lipids, proteins, sugars, vitamins and minerals, and very energetic, so that together with the other nuts are considered inappropriate for any regime. However, lately he is paying increasing attention to its incredible properties beneficial to health.

Nuts in general are becoming very important today, is recommending even moderate consumption aldegazamiento diets, as has been shown that this contribution makes the diet more effective. Although this point is very interesting, we focus on the properties of the nuts, because it is considered the most promising nut for health care.

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This green flower belongs to the group of crucifers, the famous cauliflower and cabbage, until relatively recently was a vegetable almost unknown, but the properties that are attributed to their consumption have increased dramatically. The latter can make us think that everything has been set up, a great job of marketing. However, recent research, they have found a compound in broccoli, which would respond to the benefits that have been launched to fame.

Broccoli is rich in minerals and vitamins, in addition to providing few calories, or to accompany any dish. But what interests us is not their nutrition and satisfying, what interests us, are its beneficial effects on health.

Science has found one of the most promising natural compounds for the fight against cancer, is the indole-3-carbinol. This substance has slowed and even led to regression of certain cancers in the development phase I and II, these are mostly hormone-dependent cancers (breast, endometrium), this is due to the structure of this compound, so its use would be very selective and therefore with great hope of success.

Broccoli is also rich in two carotenoids that protect the sight of sun damage are lutein and zeaxanthin, these are concentrated in the retina, and act as a shield against the sun.

These properties have led to a search, how to increase the concentrations of these compounds in the plant. In Italy, the early results are giving across the broccoli with a wild Cruciferae Sicily, with a large concentration of these substances.

This ancient food eaten since time immemorial, named in texts as old as the Babylonian clay tablets and the Bible, has been attributed many therapeutic properties. Still present today, continue to amaze the scientific community, as many of the compounds in this food, promising great benefit to our health.

For starters, the garlic has organosulfur substances that give it its peculiar pungent taste and smell. These compounds have properties intersante antecancerigenas, constituting the main focus of study. Also recently is paying increasing attention to those resulting from alliin, products of this reaction with enzymes in the garlic, for their ability to inhibit the growth of tumor cells in vitro.

We must also highlight its benefits for cardiovascular health, it has been recognized for some time its cholesterol-lowering properties, ie lowers bad cholesterol by up to 10% with consumption of 2 grams of fresh garlic per day, besides being an excellent hypotensive .

We were lucky to find a large abundance of dishes, Mediterranean cuisine. Do not lose this healthy habit, cultivemosla in our homes. Our children and future generations will thank us.

Certain aspects in the life of a person we can ‘warn’ the possibility of uterine cancer. These factors are:

• If you have close relatives (sister, mother, grandmother) with the same type of tumor, increase their risk. The greater the number of relatives with a cancer of this type the greater the risk. Cancers of the breast or colon cancer in family or self, are also related to the occurrence of ovarian cancer.
• The older women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer. The highest rates of cancers of this type is found in patients over 50, reaching the maximum.
• Also women who have never had children are more likely to develop ovarian cancer, in fact, is inverse relationship between the number of children and ovarian cancer.
• The fertility drugs and hormone replacement therapy is applied to control symptoms of menopause, are also risk factors, although less so than before. It is currently being carried out several studies have confirmed this hypothesis for what is increasingly used with more care to these medications.
• Is vital to maintain healthy eating: There are no studies that speak of the excess fat as a factor that increases the risk of uterine cancer and it is known that vitamin A helps prevent cervical cancer