A woman who suddenly finds a lump in her breast will surely think of having symptom of breast cancer. But simply having a lump in breast not necessarily means that the women got breast cancer because the benign lumps are quite normal in women breast. In fact 80% cases of finding a lump during self examination are not the cases of r breast cancer. Some of these benign lumps can show the similar symptoms as that of a cancerous lump because they to displace the tissues and change the shape of your breast, but it do not mean that they are cancerous lump. So along with these symptoms of lump certain others are there too in the tissues, skin or nipples of your breast.

These can be any one of the following:-

An area fells differ from the rest of breast although it is not a lump

Change in shape along with size of breast

Puckering of breast skin

Reddening of breast skin without any reason

Bloody discharge from nipples

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From 1999 to 2008 the numbers of cases of breast cancer have been dropped quit considerably and too that in all breast cancer types. This is because of the awareness that has been developed among the females especially, about this disease. This is true that the prevention is the better than cure and the preventive measures along with the regular monitoring and medical screenings this threat which is a havoc in the females can be curbed easily. For this you can follow these preventions.

Cut Exposure to Chemical: This is basically refers to the plastic that have become an important part of our life without doubt. Certain chemical reacts or interferes with our body’s hormonal balance and harm the body’s growth.Chemicals like bisphenol A and phthalates are the some of them and to avoid exposure to them use the products made u of stainless steel, glass, ceramic, paper, jute, etc.

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Every ending have a starting. This is the same case when talk about the respiratory system of human. What you inhale determines what will go out. This simply means if you smoke, you lungs will accumulate all the garbage and eventually that will give rise to the tragedy named lung cancer.

This phenomenon is worldwide. Even when people know the reality, they don’t bother and smoke. They don’t pay attention to the truth and just make it a habit. They don’t know how and what happens. If you are one of those people then read on to get the insight of what happens when you smoke and eventually bears lung cancer.

On the first sight a person simply puff a cigarette just for fun. During the process of puffing the body cells absorbs the nicotine the constituent of tobacco. Also there are other ingredients as well. These are dried leaves; some herbs which are not harmful in the natural form but when burned are very harmful. As they produce carcinogens which go directly in the lungs. They are not excreted from the body in any form like respiration, defecation and urination.

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Lung cancer is disease which is primarily associated with the people who smoke in any way either actively or passively. As it is notion that generally the men smoke regularly the number of cases in men is more as compared to women. But due to the change in the lifestyle the numbers of women’s are also catching up in this field also to out power men. Diet is also an important factor. Lung cancer prevention can be done in case of both smokers and non-smokers if they keep a good watch on their diet. The risk can be minimized if they have 5 serves of vegetables and fruits daily. They should include apple, melons, tomatoes and green vegetables. According to a study in Finland eating an apple can reduce the chances of having cancer to as low as 58% as compared to those who does not eat it. This is because it is rich with cancer fighting flavonoids.

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