Are You at High Risk for Breast Cancer?by Aimee Amodio | More from this Blogger 23 Jul 2009 04:25 AM According to the National Cancer Institute, the average woman has a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer. That's a scary number... and it gets worse if you're at high risk. What puts a person at high risk for breast cancer?
Talk to your doctor if you think you may be at high risk for breast cancer. Some people believe their risk is higher than it actually is; others believe their risk is much lower than it actually is. Discuss your risk factors and possible preventative measures with your doctor to get the facts. If you are at high risk, you do have some options for reducing your breast cancer risk or lessening the impact if you do develop breast cancer. Extra testing and/or check-ups is a popular option. More frequent check-ups may detect breast cancer earlier, when it is easier to treat. You and your doctor may opt for more frequent physicals, an annual mammogram, or even an annual MRI to check for breast cancer. One drawback is that testing sometimes doesn't find breast cancer early. And sometimes, the tests come back with a "false positive" -- saying that there is a problem where there actually isn't a problem. Some doctors suggest taking anti-cancer medication, especially where there is a strong family history of breast cancer. Studies have shown that taking medications like tamoxifen (which blocks the effect of estrogen on breast cancer cells) and raloxifine (which is used only in post-menopausal women) for five years lowers the risk of breast cancer in high risk patients. However, there is not enough evidence to determine whether or not these medications can help prevent breast cancer in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. These medications can also increase the risk of stroke and blood clots. Other breast cancer prevention options include removal of the breasts and/or ovaries. These can reduce your risk of breast cancer, but not erase it entirely. If you are at high risk for breast cancer, talk to your doctor about ALL your options and all possible outcomes before making a decision. Learn more about Aimee Amodio  Aimee is a fiction writer... dog lover... music lover... Relevanthealth tags User Comments drugpain (11) 23 Jul 2009 07:29 AMFor the effectiveness and suppression for the management of pain, narcotic analgesics opioid medicine is indicated for the treatment of cancer pain, pain caused by trauma, postoperative pain, neuropathic pain, the pain is still severe is this findrxonline. There are different opioid narcotics such as Lortab, Lorcet, Oxycontin, Percocet, opioids to help allay the pain of this disease and its side effects can be dangerous if he can not manage it in a moderate, Caution should be exercised when taking this medicine, this findrxonline in webpage, and that this drug causes drowsiness, so you should avoid driving a car and suffered a car accident or in the worst case and even death are the most used in the world should take caution. I believe that these opioids may be very useful to improve the life of my father but, as shown here ask the doctor to instruct me on these drugs as the muscle relaxant that is applied to my father and painkillers do not the desired effect, and we want to improve this terrible feeling that this malaise. Community Tags Breast Cancer, breast cancer risk, cancer, cancer risk Discuss this article
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