STAGES OF BREAST CANCER, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND SELF EXAMINATION.

1. M.CHANDHINI
P.SOWJANYA
S.ARSHAD MOHAMMED
PHARM D IV YEAR
SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY

2. DEFINITION;
 Breast cancer is a disease in which cells grow in
out of control.
 Breast cancer can spread outside the breast
through blood vessels and lymph vessels.
 Most of the breast cancers began in the duct or
lobules.

3. SYMPTOMS;
 Discomfort.
 Inverted nipple.
 Lumps.
 Nipple discharge.
 Redness
 Swallon lymph nodes.

4. STAGES OF BREAST CANCER;
 There are 5 stages;
 Stage 0
 Stage 1A
 Stage 1B
 Stage 2A
 Stage 2B
 Stage 3A
 Stage 3B
 Stage 3C
 Stage 4

5. STAGE 0; It is a non invasive cancer.
 These cells occur in the lining of a breast duct
 These is called DCIS
 There is a build up of abnormal cells in the breast
lobules these is called LCIS

6. STAGE 1A;
 The tumour is small and it is 2cm .
 Stage 1 has not spread.

7. STAGE 1B;
 No tumour can be seen in the breast
 A small number of cancer cells are found in the lymph
nodes[micrometastasis].
 It is no longer than 2mm.

8. STAGE 2A;
 Cancer cells are found in 1 to 3 lymph nodes under the
arm.
 The tumour is larger than 2cm but not more than 5cm

9. STAGE 2B;
 The can also spread to 1 to 3 axillary,internal mammary
lymph nodes.
 Tumour is large than 5cm.

10. STAGE 3A;
 The tumour is 5cm or smaller or no tumour can be
seen in the breast.
 Cancer cells are formed in 4 to 9 axillary lymph nodes.

11. STAGE 3B;
 A tumour has grown into muscles of the chestwall or
the skin.
 It will spread to memory lymph nodes.
 It is a inflammatory breast cancer.

12. STAGE 3C;
 The cancer has spread to 10 or more axillary lymph
nodes below the collar bone.

13. STAGE 4;
 This is also called metastatic breast cancer.
 This cancer has spread to other parts of the body such
as bone,liver,lungs or brain.
 It is in curable and chronic condition.

14. BREAST SELF- EXAMINATION;
 BSE is a screening method used in attempt to detect
early breast cancer.
 It involoves women herself looking at and feeling each
breast for possible lumps or swelling.
 Inspection before a mirror.
 Palpation;lying position,standing or sitting.

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16. DIAGNOSIS;
 BSE.
 Cytological analysis.
 Mammography,MRI.
 Ultrasonic research.
 Biopsy.
 Mastectomy.
 Lumpectomy.

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