According to statistics, breast cancer has one of the first places among the women diseases. Unfortunately, very often, breast cancer is detected at later stages (see breast cancer staging). Once in the body already exist a large number of metastases.

The main factors of the breast cancer are unfavorable ecology environment, heredity in terms of oncology, the number of births and abortions, the number of surgical interventions on the breast, hormonal disorders. We should not forget about the benign processes in the breast.

Breast cancer recently took first place among malignant tumors in women of different ages. Despite the fact that breast cancer refers to tumors that are located outside and even when a doctor has all possibilities for the timely diagnosis of cancer, many women come to Oncology clinic for treatment with III - IV stage of breast cancer.

It has long been observed by scientists, that women living in the big industrial cities have a higher incidence of cancer than among residents of small towns or rural areas. Furthermore, in economically developed areas women sick with breast cancer very often.

One of the major factors that contribute to the development of cancer in the breast, is a professional harm. Even played a huge role living near production facilities. The study of the disease found that women are more likely to have contact with oils, most often subjected to the work of overheating and overcooling, that is, there has been a manufacturing location.

Of the vast number of different breast cancer risk factors the following principals are main: the age, a certain geographic area, age at first birth, ovarian dysfunction, a place of residence, previous benign breast tumors and a family predisposition.