The exact cause of breast cancer is yet unknown. However, it is found to be associated with certain factors. Some of those risk factors can be controlled by the patient, while some are beyond control. Known causes Long and excessive exposure to estrogen hormone such as menstruation periods starting at early ages, ending at late
Early breast cancer (EBC) refers to the condition in which breast cancer has not progressed to regional lymph nodes or only progressed towards armpit without distant metastasis. Today, surgical treatment procedures for EBC are less invasive and mostly local, providing a better aesthetic appearance with safe oncologic results. Mastectomy is resection of entire breast together with