More and more studies now show that the type of food we eat can genetically modify our bodies and the risk of all major diseases.

For years, researchers have studied the role of diet in breast cancer. When comparing the different countries, the researchers found strong links between high-fat diet and risk of breast cancer. The disease is rare where diets are very low in fat and rice and other plant products are dietary staples. For example, before 1950, the Japanese rice-based diet drew less than 10 percent of their calories from fat. Breast cancer is extremely rare. But in recent years, as Western influences have changed eating habits in Japan, rates of breast cancer have risen dramatically.

These international studies are just one line of evidence, however. Case-control studies are another tool for research in which researchers compare the diets of cancer patients ( “case”) with those of healthy women of similar age and background ( “control”). These studies also have shown the link between dietary fat and increased risk of breast cancer, and even on the cancer patient’s chances for survival. A Canadian study tracking patients with breast cancer for ten years found that 5 percent increase in saturated fat in the diet, the risk of dying from breast cancer soared by 50 percent.

How fat do their dirty work? Fat increase the amount of estrogen in the blood. In turn, this hormone stimulates breast cells so that cancer is more likely to occur and is more aggressive. Fatty foods also leads to obesity, which in turn is linked to increased levels of estrogen in the blood. The increased estrogen levels are also associated with early menarche (start of the first period), also a breast cancer risk factor.

Despite such evidence, doubts about the relationship of fat have persisted, fueled mainly by the results of an extensive study of nurses conducted by Harvard University in which researchers found no association between fat diets and cancer Breast rates.

Why are the results? Unlike the stocks discussed in international studies, the nurse were a fairly homogeneous group, all from eating plenty of high-fat diets. No group in this study was something akin to a traditional Asian diet and other low-fat diet.

As important as it is to get fat on your plate, is so important to the pile of vegetables and other healthy foods plants. Its fiber helps reduce the risk of breast cancer, of course, by declining estrogen levels. The plants are also foods rich in beta-carotene, vitamin C and other vitamins that protect cells against damage. Unlike animal products, most of the plants for food have little fat and not store large quantities of pesticide residues.

A quick stroll in the morning-or-other regular exercise also helps reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Of course, the good fats (Omega 3 and 6), known as essential fatty acids are vital to health. Its importance stems from the facts that constitute the membranes of every cell in the body, thus allowing nutrients into cells (to eliminate). The main body is to assist the metabolism of fat in the liver, thus ensuring that the liver is functioning well if one can reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Life-threatening malignancies in one or both breasts is termed as breast cancer. Breast cancer can be both noninvasive, the one that does not spread and invasive which has high chances of spreading.

Ductal carcinoma and Lobular carcinoma are both noninvasive, if left untreated it can develop in to invasive. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma and infiltrating lobular carcinoma which spreads in the wall of the duct and the wall of a lobules respectively.

History of breast cancer can be traced back to 1600 B.C. it is considered as one of the oldest known tumors. In Papyrus writing tumors or ulcers of the breast and its cure were mentioned. For very long time there was no cure for the condition. Then in 1749-1806 the Scottish surgeon Benjamin Bell and the French surgeon Jean Louis Petit were the first one to remove the affected breast tissue, and underlying chest muscle.

There are different stages through which carcinoma of breast occurs. They are: 1. Onset of the carcinogenic cells. 2. Cancer is either 1- 2 inches long and spread to lymph nodes only. 3.Cancer has spread to tissues near the breast. 4. Cancer has spread to other organs of the body.

The ways in which you can kick off the breast cancer are: 1. Surgery: Depending on the stage and
onset of the cancer, removal of lymph is necessary to remove the cancer cells. This process is termed as lumpectomy. In advance cases the removal of entire breast will only help the situation and it is termed as mastectomy. 2. Systemic therapy uses medication to treat the damaged cancer cells in the body. Immune therapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are the types of systemic therapy. Chemotherapy are used before and after surgery.

Neo-adjuvant type of chemotherapy is given before surgery for reducing the size of the tumor. Adjuvant chemotherapy is suggested after surgery to reduce the recurrence. Chemotherapy has many side effect. The hormonal treatments include tamoxifen and Aromatase inhibitors are specially given to pre menopausal and postmenopausal women to decrease the level of estrogen in their body. 3. Radiation therapy involves high powered gamma rays or x-rays that precisely work on the target the area that needs treatment. These rays are effective in destroying the cancer cells and prevent recur from the place where the tumor was removed. The main purpose of this therapy is to prevent recur. Radiation therapy is done by linear Accelerator. Radiation therapy is usually done after surgery of breast cancer and an essential treatment for breast conserving therapy.

With all these therapies and self confidence anything and every problem can be chopped off.