What is Breast?
The breast is the prominent feature of the female body and is a complex structure that is located on the chest. Though men also have breasts, but it is less developed due to lower levels of estrogen hormone. Breast is an important aspect of the human body, particularly in females and plays an important role in reproductive and sexual health of females.
Breast consists of milk-producing glands and ducts that carries milk to the nipple. This function of breast is called lactation and helps in producing milk that helps to feed the infant. Nipple is the protruding part of the breast and helps to deliver milk till the mouth of the infant. One of the most important concern regarding health of the breast is “Breast Cancer”. Breast Cancer can develop in the glands, ducts or other parts of the breasts.
What is Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer is a type of cancer that originates in the breast and form a lump or a tumor. Breast Cancer is a type of disease in which certain cells in the breast starts growing uncontrollably and don’t die further, thereby forming lump of tumor. Cancer can start in the ducts that carries the milk to the nipple or in the glands that produces the milk.
Not all lumps in the breast are cancerous but some are benign (non-cancerous lump). The commonest and mostly misinterpreted as cancerous lump in breast is “Fibroadenoma”. Fibroadenoma is easily moveable and typically affects younger females, most commonly between the ages of 15 and 35.
What causes Breast Cancer?
Causative factor behind breast cancer is still not well known but can be caused by combination of multitude of factors like genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Several risk identified are mentioned below:
1) Genetic Factors: It is well known fact that about 5 – 10 % of breast cancer are hereditary and most often mutation in the genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are involved.
2) Lifestyle Factors: Excessive consumption of diet rich in fatty acids, obesity, and lack of physical activity can increase the risk of breast cancer.
3) Age: The risk of breast cancer increases as the age advances and most cases is seen in females above the age of 50 years.
4) Exposure to Radiation: Exposure to high dose of radiation during medical treatment can increase the risk of breast cancer.
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Statistics of Breast Cancer in Arab Countries
Breast Cancer is a significant health concern in Arab or Middle East Countries. The incidence of breast cancer and survival from breast cancer varies across different region of Middle East Countries. Below is mentioned statistics and trends related to breast cancer in Middle East Countries:
1) Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Countries: Incidence of breast cancer is the most common among women in all GCC countries. Due to inappropriate lifestyle changes, sedentary lifestyle, and increasing rate of obesity has resulted in increased incidence of breast cancer.
2) UAE (United Arab Emirates): The incidence of breast cancer is approximately 35.4 cases per 100,000 women. Then 5-year survival rates is better at about 89% in UAE compared to other developed countries.
3) Saudi Arabia: The incidence of breast cancer is approximately 28 cases per 100,000 women. The 5-year survival rates is lower around 72% in Saudi Arabia..
4) Kuwait: The incidence of breast cancer is approximately 44 cases per 100,000 women.
5) Levant Countries (Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, etc.): Lebanon reports one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in Middle East Countries with approximately 85 cases per 100,000 women. The 5-year survival is gradually increasing in Lebanon, still the challenges remains.
Symptoms of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer can present with variety of symptoms but some symptoms are mentioned below:
1) A lump or mass in the breast or underarm is the most common symptom of breast cancer. This mass or lump can be painless and gradually increases in size.
2) Discharge from the nipple can be a sign of breast cancer. The discharge can be clear or bloody.
3) Inward bending nipple or inverted nipple can be size of breast cancer.
4) Unexplained change in the size of the breast can be a sign of breast cancer.
Treatment of Breast Cancer through Ayurveda
Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا), specializes in the holistic (شمولي) treatment of breast cancer (سرطان الثدي) through Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا) and promotes its natural healing (الشفاء الطبيعي). Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا) strongly emphasizes over his traditional Ayurvedic Principles and help to balance vitiated doshas in the body which are the causative factors of breast cancer (سرطان الثدي). Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda ( الأيورفيدا) through its Detoxification (إزالة السموم) treatment helps to boost the immunity (تعزيز المناعة) and so help in prevention ( الوقاية) and treatment of breast cancer ( سرطان الثدي). Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda through its Traditional Medicine (الطب التقليدي) strongly emphasizes over Mind-Body Connection – العلاقة بين العقل والجسم and so help in treatment of Breast Cancer (سرطان الثدي) through Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا). Different Ayurvedic treatment modalities of Breast Cancer through is mentioned below:
- A) Oral Herbal Medications (طب الأعشاب) in Breast Cancer: Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا), specializes in best herbal treatment of breast cancer, and he prescribes different Ayurvedic Herbal Formulations that helps in amelioration of breast cancer through detoxification of bad doshas, boosting the immunity, and emphasizing over strong mind-body connection of the patient.
Detoxification procedure is one of the crucial aspect of treatment of Breast Cancer as it well known and established fact that any disease is a resultant of dustha doshas (1) Vata. 2) Pitta. 3) Kapha). So removal of that dustha doshas through different detoxification treatments is crucial in treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا), advises different Ayurvedic Herbal formulations that are safe to consume and improves breast cancer condition.
Boosting Immunity is another crucial aspect in treatment of Breast Cancer. Different studies has proven that an individual’s with good immunity and health have less chances of developing cancer. This fact is evident by high number of cases of cancer in HIV positive patients. HIV is an immuno-deficient state with impaired immunity. So boosting immunity is so crucial in treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا), advises different Ayurvedic Herbal formulations that helps to boost immunity and improves breast cancer condition.
- B) Panchakarma (بانشاكارما) Treatment in Breast Cancer: Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا), specializes in Panchakarma Treatment of breast cancer. Panchakarma Treatment, as the name suggests consist of 5 different treatment modalities: 1) Vaman. 2) Virechana. 3) Basti. 4) Nasya. 5) Raktamokshana. Dustha Doshas that cannot be detoxified through herbal formulations can be detoxified through Panchakarma Treatment. Panchakarma Treatment helps to treat root cause of breast cancer.
For treatment of ‘Breast Cancer’ through Ayurveda, kindly contact Dr. Ravi Gupta, M.D. in Ayurveda (الأيورفيدا) over +91-9819274611 or you can even email us over: cancerinayurveda@gmail.com.
