How to Differentiate Lump in Breast Cancer and Tumor

How to Differentiate Lump in Breast Cancer and Tumor

Breast cancer is a serious threat to women. How not, the prevalence ranks bully most types of cancer in women, both globally and in Indonesia. For that, she needs to be more vigilant about regularly examining their breasts.

However, not all breast lumps are cancer. In fact, only 15 percent of lumps that can develop into cancer. In addition to cancer lumps may be benign, but they still need to watch out.

"Benign tumors are less harmful than the cancer because it does not cause organ failure of its host.

Cancer grows faster than the tumor. In 8-200 days, the cancer cells can divide very quickly. While benign tumors grow more slowly.

When touched, the cancerous lump feels solid and hard. "Cancer cells when palpated it will be like touching a bone.

Meanwhile, the tumor will be palpable lump softer, tumors can undergo a shift when pressed, unlike the rigid cancer. This is because cancer cells generally do infiltration (infiltration) to the surrounding tissues, it is difficult to be moved.

Lumps due to cancer that has progressed further also cause changes in the surface of the breast, such as nipples are interested in, it's because the earlier infiltration.

Breast examination done regularly will increase the sensitivity of inspectors to detect any lumps. That is, the ability to distinguish between cancerous lumps and tumors also increased.

If you routinely perform breast self-examination, measuring 1.2 centimeter lump can already be felt.

Breast cancer is the abnormal growth of breast cells that become malignant. Currently, breast cancer is the cancer most commonly experienced by women around the world. In Indonesia, cases of breast cancer accounted for 35 percent of total cancer cases.