🎗️ About Breast Cancer

📊 Key Facts:

• Most common cancer in women worldwide
• Early detection saves lives
• Can occur in both men and women

⚠️ Common Signs & Symptoms:

• New lump or mass in breast
• Swelling of part of the breast
• Skin dimpling or irritation
• Nipple pain or retraction
• Nipple discharge (not breast milk)

🔬 Risk Factors:

• Being female (primary risk factor)
• Increasing age
• Family history of breast cancer
• Genetic mutations (BRCA1, BRCA2)
• Dense breast tissue

✅ Prevention & Screening:

• Regular mammograms (age 40-45+)
• Monthly breast self-exams
• Clinical breast exams by doctor
• Maintain healthy weight
• Regular exercise (150 min/week)

🏥 Treatment Options:

• Surgery (lumpectomy, mastectomy)
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Hormone therapy
• Targeted therapy

📈 Survival Statistics:

• 5-year survival rate: 90% (all stages)
• Localized stage survival: 99%
• Early detection saves 98% of lives

💡 What This App Does:

• Annotates regions of interest in mammograms
• Helps train AI for breast cancer detection
• Does NOT provide diagnosis
• Consult a doctor for medical advice

Educational information only. Not medical advice.