Breast care: It’s not just about you

 

A woman has to bear a lot of load in her life. She is destined to do various big tasks, which is responsible for the smooth conduct of the world. From Labour pain to menstrual pain, from physical pain to mental pain, a woman naturally suffers the consequences of what she is destined to do. Adding to the consequences the worst of it is the constant fear of breast cancer, which comes in her life initially as just a dense breast According to a survey The breasts are evenly dense throughout (about 40% of women). The breasts are extremely dense (about 10% of women).

Why Is Breast Density Important?

Breast Cancer Risk

Women with dense breasts have a higher chance of getting breast cancer. The more dense your breasts are the higher your risk. Scientists don’t know for sure why this is true.

Breast cancer patients who have dense breasts are not more likely to die from breast cancer than patients with non-dense (fatty) breasts.

Mammograms

Dense tissue can hide cancers. Fibrous and glandular tissue looks white on a mammogram. So does a possible tumor. Because it’s hard to tell the difference between a tumor and dense breast tissue on a mammogram, a small tumor may be missed.

Who Is More Likely to Have Dense Breasts?

The density of your breasts can change over time. Generally, you’re more likely to have dense breasts if you—

• Are younger.
• Are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Are taking hormone replacement therapy.
• Have a lower body weight.