Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cancer
tumor cells in the breast. As you are aware, all breast cancer cells spread from
a single cell, which destroy other healthy breast cells and tissues.
Breast cancer is a common and a major fatal health problem
for many women and some “men” around the world. For many women breast cancer in
its early stages (carcinoma in situ “stage 0”) is usually not painful, but as
the cancer grows to different stages (micrometasis “stage I”, stage II “IIA and
IIB” and so on) in the breast tissue it could cause discomfort and may change the
size, shape, color or feel of the skin, areola and nipples.
Many scientist and researchers don’t understand exactly
what causes breast cancer, although, studies suggest that patients could get
breast cancer by long exposure to female sex hormones, like estrogen and
progesterone or by taking birth control pills. Therefore, let’s see how natural
sex hormones and birth control pills could increase the risk of a woman getting
breast cancer.
FEMALE SEX HORMONES AND BREAST CANCER
Female sex hormones develop during puberty (a period
when the sexual reproductive organs mature) during puberty female sex hormones
like estrogen and progesterone are also produced in the ovaries, this hormones
help to control reproductive organ development, regulate menstruation and pregnancy.
As stated earlier scientist say that female sex hormones contribute to breast
cancer cells growth. How you may ask? At puberty, estrogen and progesterone increase
and decrease at menopause. The longer the time differences from puberty to
menopause, the longer the exposure to estrogen and the higher the probability
for a woman, to have breast cancer.
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
Many scientist and doctors say that continuous use
of birth control pills could result in breast cancer. How? Birth control pills
have being used, since the 1960’s to prevent pregnancy, many birth control
pills are made from female sex hormones, like the most popular birth control
pill called combination pills, is made from estrogen and progestin. Although birth
control pills are effective in preventing pregnancy, they also increase the amount
of estrogen in the body that, could help breast cancer cells grow, increasing
the probability of a woman to have breast cancer.
Weather a woman should take birth control pills or
not will depend on what her doctor prescribes.
Thank you for reading this article.
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