Question 1

squeezing breast can cause cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: Trauma is essentially unrelated to formation of breast cancer.  Rather it is an infection with the MMTV virus that enters the duct system.  Here the long terminal repeat enters the Wnt-1 gene causing the cell to begin producing B-catenin which induces the transformation of malignant ductal cells and then those that invade breast parenchyma to grow as a Ca

Question 2

can squeezing your breast too hard cause breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: Trauma to the breast does not cause breast cancer.

Question 3

can soy milk cause cancer and breasts in men?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Soy has phytoestrogens that can b converted to estrogen. Too muh estrogen in a male can cause breast tenderness and growth. Unlikely to cause cancer.  Still, in order to get enough soy in your diet to cause such symptomatic changes you would have to drink solely soy milk in large amounts.  Women who want to get estrogen replacement by taking soy must add powder form concentrate to get enough.

Question 4

what exactly is breast cancer? what causes it?

Accepted Answer

Malignancy of breast: Breast cancer is a malignancy that most often develops in the duct cells of breast tissue.  Less frequently it appears from lobules at the terminal duct responsible for milk production.  The most common cause is environmental with a virus such as MMTV entering the Wnt-1 gene of the duct cell to produce B catenin which helps convert the cell, possibly with EBV to the malignant phenotype.

Question 5

besides cancers what might cause breast pain in the man?

Accepted Answer

Referred Pain: It is not uncommon to experience pain in the breast that may actually be arising from another part of the body.  A very common cause of this is costochondritis, which is inflammation in the joint space between the ribs and its cartilage.  This often produces point-tenderness reproduced by palpated over the chest wall.

Question 6

what causes pain in the breast, back and shoulder? is the most likely cause cancer if i know i didn't do anything to hurt it? cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: The most likely cause of musculoskeletal pain is not cancer.  I see cancer patients, so I am always thinking about cancer, but primary care physicians see patients with these symptoms all the time. If they resolve they are likely musculoskeletal problems (arthritis, etc) but could be viral, etc. If worsening or not resolving then more concerning. See physician for follow up.

Question 7

what causes (aggressive) breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Age, hormone status: The more response less aggressive breast cancers occur in older post menopausal women and when the tumor is examined it is ER(-), PR (-) HER2 (-).  Such tumors are associated with early spread and do not respond to estrogen blockage or the use of Hereceptin.

Question 8

what are causes of breast lumps besides cancer?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: There are many causes of breast lumps besides cancer.  Some of the more common causes are fibrocystic change; fibromas; and lipomas.  There are many others.  Best wishes!

Question 9

what are the causes of breast cancer in younger women?

Accepted Answer

Usually genetic: In most young women (under age 40) causes of breast cancer are often due to cancer genes that are inherited from one's parents (hereditary syndromes).  The most common and best understood genes are brca1 and brca2.  There are others and likely several that have not yet been discovered.

Question 10

what causes dcis breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

In one word unknown : Ductal carcinoma in situ  dcis  is simply  the sleeping cancer cells inside the breast ducts, like a garden hose loaded with cancer cells safe if they are inside the duct , once they are out side then is invasive cancer, ready to spread, cause is unknown at this time, from genetic mutations, braca i & ii age, hormonal uses.Environment , late age pregnancy  life style etc are all attributed.

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