Breast Cancer treatment in Ghana

BREAST CANCER

➢ Breast cancer is the commonest cancer seen women.

➢ Both young and old women can have breast cancer.

➢ Men can also have breast cancer.

➢ Symptoms include

– Lump or mass in the breast or armpit

– Changes in the skin colour of the breast

– Changes in the shape of the breast

– Bloody nipple discharge

➢ Not all lumps in the breast are cancerous.

➢ Not all breast cancer patients have a positive family history of cancers.

➢ Monthly self-breast examination is keys to early detection.

➢ Women above 40yrs should have a mammogram done at least every 2 years to detect the disease at an early stage.