1) Is your doctor or the surgeon board certified or fully qualified and experienced? Does the specialist represent a reputable surgery/clinic? It is important you ask these questions as there have been and will continue to be “botch jobs” carried out by non-certified or experienced doctors the world over. Don’t become a horror story.

2) Are you absolutely sure you want to undergo what will be a body changing and often emotionally changing experience? Talk to your parents, your partner and others who have underwent breast surgery first before it is too late. You don’t want to regret your decision after the event.

Causes of breast cancer

The exact causes of breast cancer are as of yet, unknown. However what we do know is that the biggest risk factor of breast cancer is age; the older a women gets the higher the risk.

Other factors include heredity patterns – if one or more of your family members have had breast cancer such as your mother, your sister or any of your cousins then the risk for you is higher.

Obesity, early puberty, childbearing in later stages of life and lifestyle factors such as alcohol intake are also risk factors behind breast cancer.

Are you at risk?

With something as deadly and as serious as breast cancer it is always wise to assume we are all at risk, without worrying ourselves silly of course. Nonetheless it is always wise to concern oneself with such a disease and to be extremely proactive in self examination and breast screening.