Breast cancer is when breast cells mutate and become cancerous cells that multiply and form tumors. Breast cancer typically affects women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) age 50 and older, but it can also affect men and people assigned male at birth (AMAB), as well as younger women. Healthcare providers may treat breast cancer with surgery to remove tumors or treatment to kill cancerous cells.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers that affects women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB). It happens when cancerous cells in your breasts multiply and become tumors. About 80% of breast cancer cases are invasive, meaning a tumor may spread from your breast to other areas of your body.
Breast cancer typically affects women age 50 and older, but it can also affect women and people AFAB who are younger than 50. Men and people assigned male at birth (AMAB) may also develop breast cancer.
Healthcare providers classify breast cancer subtypes by receptor cell status. Receptors are protein molecules in or on cells’ surfaces. They can attract or attach to certain substances in your blood, including hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen and progesterone help cancerous cells to grow. Finding out if cancerous cells have estrogen or progesterone receptors helps healthcare providers plan breast cancer treatment.
As per the study, obesity was linked to a higher incidence of breast cancer and a higher metabolic syndrome score was linked to a higher death rate from breast cancer, according to Medical News Today.
To find out how obesity and metabolic syndrome affect postmenopausal breast cancer, researchers examined data from 63,330 women without a history of breast cancer who were enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative and had yearly mammograms.
There was a 20-year follow-up period for the study. The incidence, mortality, deaths following a breast cancer diagnosis, and hormone receptor status of breast cancer were among the study’s outcomes.
A low-fat diet, according to the researchers, can lower the death rate from breast cancer, particularly in women who have more metabolic syndrome symptoms, such as obesity, high blood pressure, raised blood sugar, and abnormal cholesterol.
