Unfortunately, when a woman learns that she diagnosed with breast cancer, the first thing she asked her treating doctor: «How much do I live?» Why do many people do not know that this disease is well treated?

Incidentally, there is much proof of that. Anyway ladies continue to perceive the disease as a ticket to the next world. So, why not look to women who have the courage of a fist, and coped with breast cancer? To do this, try to look into the eyes of the truth, after all that we hear about breast cancer, there are a lot of myths.

Myth 1

Breast cancer affects mainly elder women. It is not true! The disease is now often discover how young girls and ladies from the 50. Oncologists think it’s due to modern lifestyles of women in contemporary society: abortion for young body, late childbearing and small timing of postpartum breastfeeding.

The modern woman is very active: she goes info sports, work, raise children and perform a lot of «male» cases. Therefore, they became more exposed to various microtraumas. If they are infrequent - nothing terrible, but regular attacks affect the regeneration of the normal healthy cells into cancer. This arises from the failure of cell program.

Myth 2

If you regularly examine your own breast, the initial stage of cancer will be always noticed. It is not true! It is difficult to diagnose yourself. There may be no symptoms in the early stages of breast cancer. For this reason, every woman recommended once a year to visit mammographic screening. This survey is better than ultrasound, since can detect very small tumors.

Myth 3

If you found a seal in the breast - you are ill with cancer. It is not true! Such seals are often attributed to menstrual cycle. The emergence of such tumors is of possibly at different sites. Most common seal in breast is presented as mastopathy. Attention! What may indicate a tumor? Please note that if the seal plexiformed with the skin that covers it, does not decrease and in one place. But it still will not mean that the tumor is malignant. It is likely you have a lipoma, papilloma, or cyst.

Myth 4

To recover from breast cancer, it is necessary to do the surgery. It is not true! In 60% of cases, detecting disease at an early stage - the problem is solved without surgical intervention. As a treatment using chemotherapy. But even if we have to do an operation, the first and second stages of breast cancer with lymph nodes removed are less likely than the tumor itself. Unfortunately, at the third stage requires the complete removal of the tumor along with the breast.

Myth 5

Chemotherapy is mortally dangerous for health! It is not true! Indeed, drugs «fighting», not only with cancer cells. The cells of the reproductive system, nails, hair, gastrointestinal tract, mucosa and bone marrow from the fact that rapidly divide, have also been subjected to chemotherapy drugs. This may explain the side effects arising from such treatment: hair fall out, go astray «female» cycle, there is a general weakness. But not all so bad! Scientists engaged in the development of specific drugs that would not be so detrimental effect on immunity. Was recently invented drug for chemotherapy under the title «Xelode». The drug begins to «work» directly with the tumor and exists in the form of tablets. You can accept it even at home.

So, breast cancer - no reason to whine about short pre «appointed time», and change your traditional way of life. Let’s disease will become a sort of test for you strength!