A review on breast cancer-an awareness needed disease

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Radha Madhavi B, Ankamma Chowdary Y, Meghana Devi M, Pratyusha M, Madhumitha S and Tulasa Bhavani Ch

This article mainly presents a comprehensive review of breast cancer along with its prevention. Breast cancer is most frequently occurring cancer in women in both developing and developed countries in the world. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. The potential adverse effects will make an impact on quality of life. The different prediction models laminate on women’s risk for developing cancer and can steer recommendations of screening based on environmental, genetic, or personal risk factors. The interrogative approaches include screening methods along with pharmacological, nutritional, surgical methods. The usage and role of selective estrogen receptors, modulators such as tamoxifen and raloxifen which was using for breast cancer is well entrenched. Along with these several other agents such as aromatase inhibitors are being currently used. The various current approaches including prevention of breast cancer i.e., diet and nutrition, ionizing radiation etc., are getting drastic change in women world who are suffering with breast cancer. But along with these several future approaches are developing where breast cancer is preventable and thousands of lives can be saved from experiencing this terrible disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2019.17853.3400
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