Cancer is a word which makes anybody to think as if he is on a death row. Breast Cancer is caused due to the abnormal growth of the cells of the breast tissues. The disease occurs when this growth goes out of control and malignant. Breast cancer is common in women, but it happens in men too. It is heartening that the number of breast cancer cases is increasing every year. A few decades ago, women’s ratio of having the disease was one in twelve or thirteen, but now this ratio has increased as one in eight. This increasing ratio has made people to think and be aware and careful towards their body and health. The breast cancer awareness programs and the information available on the internet has helped people, especially women to be aware and to diagnose the disease at an early stage on getting the symptoms.

Now most of us know how the cancer cells break free from a tumor and how it spreads all over the organ. We are also aware of the role of hormone oestrogen in making the cancer cells to grow. It is very important to keep a watch by doing self examination, but having a mammogram done regularly is advised, depending upon your age, gender, and risk factor. It is necessary because the early symptoms of breast cancer may go unnoticed, as it doesn’t cause any pain or abnormality that can be identified from outside. With the advancement in medical sciences, now there are various breast cancer treatments available.