The normal breast consists of milk-producing glands that are connected to the surface of the skin at the nipple by narrow ducts. The glands and ducts are supported by connective tissue made up of fat and fibrous material. Blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic channels to the lymph nodes make up most of the rest of the breast tissue. Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells.
It develops in the breast tissue, primarily in the milk ducts (ductal carcinoma) or glands (lobular carcinoma). The tumor may grow and invade tissue around the breast, such as the skin or chest wall. Those cells may also travel to locations in the body where they are not normally found. When that happens, the cancer is called metastatic.
1 in 22 women develop Breast cancer in India. It is the most common cancer in urban areas of India.

The normal breast consists of milk-producing glands that are connected to the surface of the skin at the nipple by narrow ducts. The glands and ducts are supported by connective tissue made up of fat and fibrous material. Blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic channels to the lymph nodes make up most of the rest of the breast tissue. Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells.
It develops in the breast tissue, primarily in the milk ducts (ductal carcinoma) or glands (lobular carcinoma). The tumor may grow and invade tissue around the breast, such as the skin or chest wall. Those cells may also travel to locations in the body where they are not normally found. When that happens, the cancer is called metastatic.
1 in 22 women develop Breast cancer in India. It is the most common cancer in urban areas of India.