I am wanting a breast Augmentation but Breast cancer does run in my family. Just wondering if anyone who has had this done can tell me if it will increase my chances of breast cancer. I am sure the doctor will let me know, but I don't want to even waste my time going to the consult if the answer to my question is yes.
Thanks!

Breast implants do not cause breast cancer, but they can delay finding a breast cancer. It is impossible to image all of the breast tissue in a woman with implants. The implant hides quite a bit of breast tissue, so it is harder to find an early breast cancer on these screening mammograms. Also, a woman with no breast implants has a mammogram consisting of 4 exposures. Due to the extra images we take in a woman with implants, your radiation exposure is doubled to 8 exposures.

"The x-rays used for mammographic imaging of the breasts cannot penetrate silicone or saline implants well enough to image the overlying or underlying breast tissue. Therefore, some breast tissue (approximately 25%) will not be seen on the mammogram, as it will be covered up by the implant. In order to visualize as much breast tissue as possible, women with implants undergo four additional views as well as the four standard images taken during diagnostic mammography. In these additional x-ray pictures, called Eklund views or implant displacement (ID) views, the implant is pushed back against the chest wall and the breast is pulled forward over it."

http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/breastimplant1.asp

"Breast implants can impair detection of breast cancer because they are dense on mammograms and obscure some of the normal breast tissue. This requires special mammographic pictures in which the implants are pushed out of the way, but even with the special views, some normal breast tissue is obscured by the implants."

http://www.texasradiology.com/WomensImaging/

For these reasons, most mammographers are not fans of implants!

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She is a breast cancer patient stage1,and 32 years. She has received total mastectomy ( of the right breast) and chemotherapy. This patient is worried about her illness and she would like to prevent or control her illness.
I want to know how can I advice her for how much of Fiber consumtion that she need and which kind of food is best for her health?

i tell people about graviola. it costs about $10 a bottle sent to your address. you take 2 tablets a day for two months and decide if it helps you. it has worked for three people i know of personally. you get it 818-882-2400 or go to physiciansformula.com.. this is word of mouth only but my niece had a mastectomy(both breasts). they finally told her they could do no more for her because her body could no longer tolerate chemo. i sent her two bottles of graviola to try. she took them for two months and so far ALL of her tests have com back clear of cancer..they had told her she had less than a year to live. i have no affiliation with phys. formula- i just buy thier product to keep cancer away and help my relatives get rid of thier cancer…so far 3. 2sisters and a niece..i don't know if it will work for everyone. it worked for them.

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My friend has had breast cancer for many years. It is spreading everywhere. It is now in her liver. How long can she live for?

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I'm a guy and I have breast cancer to (metastised into the bones so far). When it starts hitting the major organs like it's doing to her now (liver, kidneys etc) then it's only a matter of a short time before she'll probably pass on. By saying short I mean probably within a year. I'm no dr and mine is spreading as well but so far it's not hit any organs yet (I've had it for nearly 8.5 years diagnosed just 2 years ago though…long story). Just be there for her and comfort her in any way you can, sometimes by just listening to what she has to say and not saying anything. Take care

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Ok, I'm 21 years old and a little over a year ago I found one little hard thing in my left breast and a long hard mass in my right breast. These hard parts could only be felt when sitting up right and pressing down on the area. If I was laying flat on my back I couldn't feel them. I went to Planned Parenthood and got a breast exam and they said it felt like fibrocystis and not worry. Well here it is almost a year latter and the hard little thing in my breast can now be felt laying on my back as well as sitting up. I went to a surgeon and he's sending me for a ultrasound. So what I am wondering is if it was breast cancer all along, am I screwed? I Feel fine, no problems, but how long before it's too late to do anything about breast cancer?

Oh, you'd have definitely been sick by now if it were cancer. Now, it may have been pre-cancerous and may have become stage 1 cancer, but I seriously doubt it. I also have cystic mastitis…..but I've also had breast cancer. I felt a big difference in the cysts and the mass that was cancerous. You have to become very familiar with your breasts so you can tell the difference. Also, it could be an infected milk duct–no you don't need to be nursing or pregnant to have that. It's very common. Try not to get upset unless you have something to get upset about.

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I'm doing a bio paper on breast cancer and i know the symptoms that they check for to diagnos u with breast cancer but i don't know how cancer really affects the body. Like what would it do if left untreated.

The American Cancer Society probablly has online materials on this, however cancer when it is 'localized' (meaning it has not spread) is not the big issue (when it is found like this, 'cure' or success rates are high). It is only when it spreads (called metastasis) is the issue. Because when this happens the cancer cells are basically free and start impacting other body organs. Typically cancer likes to do this via the lymph node system (where it can travel it like a highway to other body organs)

For example say the breast cancer decides to metastasis and it goes to the brain or liver, etc. When it starts to form tumors on these organs it causes problems. For example my mom's ovarian cancer created some new tumors on ther intestines and it created a bowel blockage where she can't digest food.

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They say it lowers the risk, but how does breast feeding your baby lower the risk of developing breast cancer?

It is certainly considered a breast cancer risk factor not to have breastfed a baby, but so is not having any children at all, or having them late.

Most people who tick those boxes won't get breast cancer though, and plenty of women who had children young and breastfed them get breast cancer.

Results of studies vary: two reports, published in 1999 and 1997, showed that pre-menopausal women had a 50% lower risk of breast cancer if they had breastfed. Other studies show no conclusive link between breastfeeding and reduced risk of breast cancer.

.The women who get bc who have not had children are included in the never breastfed statistic.

One theory is that breastfeeding reduces exposure to the female hormone oestrogen, which in turn reduces the risk of oestrogen driven breast cancer. A majority of, but not all, breast cancer cases are oestrogen driven. Breastfeeding causes hormonal changes and delays the onset of ovulation after pregnancy, reducing the total of a woman's oestrogen exposure over her lifetime..

There is also some evidence that breastfeeding causes physical changes in breast cells that may make them more resistant to the mutations that can lead to cancer

Apparently in the studies that showed a link, the length of time a woman breastfed for was significant – the longer the better.

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What are three factors that affect breast cancer penetrance? (Penetrance is defined as the likelihood of cancer when a cancer predisposing mutation is present).

Will award points to the person who answers the question most accurately. Thanks!

- Many family members with Hx. of Br. Ca.

- Few family members with Hx. of Br. Ca.

- Polymorphisms in certain otherwise 'protective' genes

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Is it because it is sexier to have breast cancer than say, colon cancer or lung cancer?

Breast cancer is sometimes harder to detect because of breast mass, or self breast exams that are incorrectly done or not done at all. Even though there are symptoms such as puckering of nipple, change in breast skin texture, these dont always present themselves. Therefore many women dont know they have it because the signs are not obvious. With lung and colon cancer there are usually more pronounced chances that will alert someone to seek help such as change in bowel habit, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, persistent cough, breathing problem, etc. Women need to be educated about the cause, elearly detection of breast cancer because its so hard to detect sometimes and thats why extra effort is put into educating the public about it.

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Some people donate and contribute in diffrent ways. Whether its a monatary donation or a walk for the cure, everybody can do a small part to help such a devastating illness. If you know someone that have breast cancer, kind words or calling frequently to check up on them to see how they are doing is doing a big part, of helping women or even men because they get breast cancer to, but mostly women to fight breast cancer. They need encouragment to know that somebodys in their corner helping and cheering them on, as they agree to fight this instead of giving up. Dealing with any illness is tiring. But with encouragment and caring, we can help these women beat this illness and get on with their lives.

I think that breast cancer is one of the most supported diseases in North America, in publicity, support and fundraising. You can apply the comments in the question to a number of diseases and I thank you for writing them.

But I am currently supporting other cancer research and I am discouraged by the extended commercial aspects of breast cancer awareness from changing my priorities.

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