Discover more about breast cancer:
This scared me to death when I heard about the increasing rate of deaths caused by breast cancer. Situation has become more alarming with the news that the risk of breast cancer increases with the elevated hormonal level in women that is mostly caused in the post menopause period. According to a study recently published in the journal of breast cancer studies, the risk of breast cancer increases up to 16 percent with an increase in any one of the eight hormones that were studied in this research. These eight hormones are related to growth and sex and include estrogen, estron, prolactin and hormones that include androgens. A higher level of these hormones in blood increases the risk of breast cancer from 50 to 200 percent that is an alarming situation.
Researchers of Harvard medical school and Brigham and women's hospital also conducted a similar study and found the same results. The rise in any one of these hormones increases the chances of getting breast cancer by ten percent. This amount doubles and even triples with the increase in the number of elevated hormones. This is particularly a dangerous situation for women with ER-positive breast cancer. A higher level of estrogens in the body of a woman with ER-positive breast cancer is a very risky situation. These hormones stimulate the growth of breast cells thus giving a boost to cancer development.
Breast cancer is categorized as the most dangerous and killer cancer disease second only to the lung cancer. Many women all over the world especially in USA suffer from this problem. There are a number of treatments available for this disease but it is important to take care of the stages as advanced stages are difficult to cure. Breast cancer should not be ignored as it is becoming common. Research shows that the cure of this disease at early stages can give 100 percent results. It is important to take self examination and visit the doctor regularly specially in the menopause phase of your age as this is the most risky period of time.
Make no mistake about it and get yourself checked by your doctor as soon as possible.
