Breast Cancer Quiz
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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is breast cancer?
Cancer of the breast. Risk factors include estrogen, genetics, alcohol and obesity. Protective factors include having been pregnant, especially at a younger age.
Symptoms of breast cancer
Breast lump
Lumps under the skin
Pain when pressing on the breast
Skin depressions, holes or pockmarks
Skin hardening
Swollen lymph nodes, usually small swellings at the neck, armpits, groin and behind the ears
Lymph node swelling that is persistent and increasing in size
2 or more family members have been diagnosed with breast cancer
Questions your doctor may ask to check for breast cancer
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose breast cancer
Do you feel a lump in your breast?
Do you feel a lump/lumps under your skin?
Is there pain when pressing on the breast?
Do you have areas of skin that are sunken in/depressed?
Do you have hardening of the skin?
Treatment for breast cancer
This requires a specialist to confirm the diagnosis. The main types of treatment include hormone therapy, chemotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy. The specialist will advise on which option or combination is most suitable for each individual.
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Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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