{"id":2113,"date":"2022-03-09T08:04:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T08:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpswebdev-medeor.azurewebsites.net\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2022-06-17T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T11:27:51","slug":"what-is-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpswebdev02-lifecare.azurewebsites.net\/musaffah\/2022\/03\/09\/what-is-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Breast Cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Breast cancer begins in the breast and spreads to other parts of the body. When cells multiply uncontrollably, cancer develops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s critical to remember that the majority of breast lumps are benign and not cancerous (malignant). Breast tumors that aren&#8217;t cancerous are abnormal growths that don&#8217;t spread outside of the breast. Although benign breast lumps are not life threatening, they can raise a woman&#8217;s risk of developing breast cancer. Any lump or change in your breast should be evaluated by a health care specialist to see if it&#8217;s benign or malignant (cancer) and if it&#8217;ll alter your cancer risk in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where does breast cancer begin?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The ducts that deliver milk to the nipple are where most breast tumors start (ductal cancers)<\/li><li>Some of them begin in the glands that produce breast milk (lobular cancers)<\/li><li>Other kinds of breast cancer, such as phyllodes tumor and angiosarcoma, are less common.<\/li><li>A small percentage of breast tumors begin in other tissues. Sarcomas and lymphomas are malignancies that aren&#8217;t typically thought of as breast cancers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of breast cancer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Breast cancer comes in numerous forms, the most frequent of which are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive carcinoma. Others, such as phyllodes tumors and angiosarcoma, are rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breast cancer cells are examined for proteins termed estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and HER2 after a biopsy. In the lab, the tumor cells are also examined closely to determine the grade. 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