Here is some tests commonly used in the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Clinical Breast Exam (CBE):

The woman aged 20-30 years old must go for the this exam. If any abnormalities or irregularities are found during this exam then doctors may suggest a mammogram or an ultrasound that may clear the status of this problem.

Mammogram:

This is a very popular imaging method employed for the identification of breast cancer.  In this test images are created by compressing each breast of patient. After that these images are checked to identify the tumor presence. This process helps the doctors to detect 85 to 90 percent of all breast cancers.

Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):

It is an advanced technique that shows different detail of your breast than that of a mammogram. In this method a strong magnet is connected to computer for getting the images of patient’s breast. This process is more expensive than that of mammogram.
Elastography :

It is the latest technology used for the detection of breast cancer .  It shows better result than mammography, ultrasound, and MRI. It helps the doctors to distinguish between the benign and cancerous growths of breast tumor.  it can identify a cancerous lump without a biopsy.

Pathology Tests

It comprises of two types of test one is tissue test and other is fluid test.

• Fluid test :

In case the breast lump is suspicious then this test is administered.  A pathologist may go for Ductal Lavage or for Aspiratio. In Ductal lavage process pathologist inset a tub into the breast to get the fluid from the breast duct and after that this fluid is screened via microscopic examination. It is also named as “Pap smear for the breast.” While aspiration tests, the doctor’s suction a sample of fluid from the lump with the mean of a fine needle and after that this sample is tested.

• Tissue Tests:

It include breast Biopsy, in which a surgeon removes a small tissue from the breast and later on this tissue sample is screened.

With the mean of these tests the doctors try to know the causes of breast cancer so that they may proceed for the treatment of cancer.

The major cause for the impact of Breast cancer is Age, Sex, Race, Life style, Hormonal causes, Genetic causes and Environmental cause. The biggest threat is with sex as breast cancer is caused mostly in women and with age the breast cancer can occur at any age as the age goes on increasing the chances of getting affected with this cancer increases. It been statically proved that woman at the age of 30 -50 has the probability of getting infected is one in hundred, after 50 the average of being infected with breast cancer has been increased  one women in 30. It means the age factor is very important and can be one of the main causes of the breast cancer. Race factor is another main cause of the breast cancer; white women are more affected with this sort of cancer when compared to the dark women.

It’s been proven that the women infected with the breast cancer in the past have more chances of getting infected again in future.  In the same way mothers and fathers who are infected with the breast cancer can pass on this infection at certain age to their children as an impact of Genetic Cause.  Breast cancer is often seen in women who give birth to the children after the age period 30 and also in the women who pass through the early menstrual period and delay in the menopause as a Hormonal cause. Here you can also see what is breast cancer.

Breast is formed by the collection of glands called ducts and lobes along with the blood cells and the lymph cells, which are responsible for generating the milk. Like all cancers the Breast cancers occurs with the shortfall of the deoxyribonucleic acid in the cells.

The main symptoms of Breast cancer are: Outer Layer becoming hard on the breast, continuous flow of fluids from the Breast, Burning sensation inside the breast, Change of color of the skin, shape and size of the breast, presence of tumors in the arm pit. Age is the most important factor for the Breast cancer to develop in women, secondly it is a hereditary, and if a family member is infected with the breast cancer twice in their life time there are certain chances to get affected.

Screening is the best process that is useful in tracing the breast cancer. Doctors find it easy by the commonly used tests: Mammogram, a typical test they takes the X-ray of the breast to locate the tumors in the breast and the other is the physically examining the Breast of the infected called as the CBE (Clinical Breast Examination) done by the authorized doctor. Other than these tests one can go with the doctor’s suggestion to get the MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) and the Tissue sampling test. In the process of providing the treatment for the people infected with Breast cancer may consist of Therapy using Radiation, Lumpectomy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.