**1. Introduction**

Women have risk developing breast cancer in non-breastfeeding women or infertile conditions. The risk of breast cancer was higher among women who currently or recently used contemporary hormonal contraceptives than among who had never used hormonal contraceptives [1].

At the time when women began to feel the complaint with her breasts, few women hasten to check themselves completely. The condition of the emergence of symptoms is the right time for handling so that the rate of recovery is high. Some women are open to complain and hasten for therapy. Stigma is present in women when breast cancer is present in them. This is a management bottleneck in the days before being diagnosed with breast cancer. Attendance of others such as family and healthcare workers who pay attention, fast management, and plenary caring are needed during this period.

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Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are already in a late condition where the breasts have given an unpleasant condition, foul smell, and excessive fluid. The existence of women in the family as wives, mothers, and caregivers of families becomes disrupted, and some women undergo self-care.

cancer than women with little or no dense breast tissue. Breast density can only be seen on a mammogram, but dense breasts also make a mammogram harder to read. On a mammogram, fatty tissue looks dark, while dense tissue looks white, like tumors, so it can hide

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**e.** Reproductive history. Estrogen is the main hormone associated with breast cancer. Estrogen affects the growth of breast cells. Experts believe that it plays an important role in the growth of breast cancer cells as well. The type of exposure and how long cells are exposed to estrogen affect the chances that breast cancer will develop. Menopause at a younger age decreases the length of time the breast tissue is exposed to estrogen and other hormones. Women who experience early menarche, late menopause, and late pregnancy at risk of breast cancer. Early menopause is linked with a lower risk of breast cancer. Pregnancy interrupts the exposure of breast cells to circulating estrogen. It also lowers the total number of menstrual cycles a woman has in her lifetime. Women who have their first full-term pregnancy after the age of 30 have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than

**f.** Exposure to ionizing radiation. Woman who have received radiation therapy to the chest,

**g.** Hormone replacement therapy. Woman who is taking hormone replacement therapy for

**h.** Oral contraception. Oral contraceptives that contain both estrogen and progesterone can slightly increase the risk for breast cancer, especially among women who have used oral contraceptives for 10 or more years. The higher risk disappears after the woman stops taking oral contraceptives. However, current and recent (less than 10 years since last use) users have a slightly greater risk than women who have never used oral

**i.** Atypical hyperplasia. Atypical hyperplasia is a noncancerous (benign) condition where there are a greater number of abnormal (atypical) cells in the breast tissue. Atypical hyper-

**j.** Alcohol. Drinking alcohol increases a woman's risk for breast cancer. Even low levels of alcohol consumption (just over 1 drink per day) can increase a woman's risk. The risk increases with the amount of alcohol consumed. One possible reason for the link between alcohol and breast cancer is that alcohol is thought to cause higher levels of estrogen. Alcohol may also lower levels of some essential nutrients that protect against cell damage,

**k.** Being obese. Obesity increases the risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Studies show that women who have never taken hormone replacement therapy and who have a body mass index (BMI) of 31.1 or higher have a 2.5 times greater risk of developing breast cancer than those with a BMI of 22.6 or lower. Ovarian hormones, estrogens in particular, play an important role in breast cancer. Many of the risk factors for breast cancer are believed to result from the overall dose of estrogen the breast tissue receives over time. The ovaries make most of the body's estrogen, but after menopause fat tissue produces

women who have at least one full-term pregnancy at an earlier age.

neck, and armpit area have a higher risk of developing breast cancer.

plasia increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.

such as folate (a type of vitamin B), vitamin A, and vitamin C.

a long time increases the risk of breast cancer.

a tumor.

contraceptives.

Caring in women with breast cancer requires a variety of understanding of the development, roles and functions of women with breast cancer, and psycho-spiritual and psychosocial needs. The context of understanding conditions under conditions of diagnosis, therapy, and follow-up after therapy is a caring breast cancer approach.
