BREAST CANCER

Although widespread use of screening mammography has increased the number of breast cancers found before they cause any symptoms, some breast cancers are not found by mammography, either because the test was not done or because even under ideal conditions mammography cannot find every breast cancer.

The most common sign of breast cancer is a new lump or mass. A painless, hard mass that has irregular edges is more likely to be cancerous, but some cancers are tender, soft, and rounded.

Other signs of breast cancer include a generalized swelling of part of a breast, skin irritation or dimpling, nipple pain or retraction (turning inward), redness or scaliness of the nipple or breast skin, or a discharge other than breast milk. Sometimes a breast

cancer can spread to underarm lymph nodes even before the original tumor in the breast tissue is large enough to be detected.

Studies have demonstrated that massage can offer some health benefits for people with cancer. Massage has been found to be helpful for:

• anxiety
• pain
• fatigue
• immune function

Research on massage in people with breast cancer and other types of cancer

Studies have shown that massage seems to offer both physical and emotional benefits for women with breast cancer.

Important things to consider before trying massage therapy

If you have breast cancer and are interested in finding a massage therapist, ask your surgeon or oncologist for recommendations. It's important to let your massage therapist know about your diagnosis, treatment, and any symptoms you may have. Massage can be very helpful. But it has the potential to cause harm. Keep these things in mind:

• If you've just had breast surgery, you should lie on your back for a massage until your doctor decides it is safe for you to lie on your stomach.

 AYURVEDIC HEALING

The fundamental cause of breast cancer either benign or malignant is the injury of the epithelium. The physical or traumatic injury of the epithelium results in abnormal branches of blood vessels; in the process of healing of the injury they dry up not even causing any big problem. But, in some condition of pathogenic defect of the muscular tissues and the blood, these abnormal vessels can be active again causing constant impulses in the scar of the injuried epithelial tissues.
The breast by nature is delicate organ. There are many conditions which can be the cause of injury of the breast epithelium. Squeezing in love affair; tight dress on the breast; constant vebration of the breasts as caused by certain type of vehicles or strenous exercise; avoidance of breast feeding right after child birth or during the period of breast feeding while the mammary glands are very active; baby bite (it is common when there is no enough milk secretion); blockage caused by thickness of milk or any abnormal condition of the intercostal veins; problem of the breast abscess; irregular menstruation; depression, mental anxiety or any other condition which cause declining of the breasts etc. are the main causes of injury of the breast's epithelium.
Breast cancer whatever may be the condition and character of it, is common to the age of adult when the mammary glands are active.
The treatment of breast cancer is divided into two different drugs: Drugs for general treatment and Drugs for specific treatment. The general treatment is based on the drugs which subdue the abnormal growth, clean the blood and muscular tissues, restore the balance of the bodily systems, maintain the stamina and heal the ulceration.
The specific treatment depends upon the condition of the breast cancer that is drug for neuralgic condition, drug for hard tumor, drug for lipoma, drug for myoma, drug for angioma, drug for neoplasm developed within the ulcer or wound and drug for adenoma.

Yoga in women with breast cancer

In studies of women with breast cancer, yoga has been shown to reduce fatigue and improve quality of sleep, physical vitality, and overall quality of life.

Performing yoga brings more energy and less daytime sleepiness, better physical functioning, and better overall quality of life.