If your doctor tells you that you have been attacked by breast cancer, you may be urgent to know what breast cancer is and what you should to alleviate the disease. Breast cancer can be caused by the cell mutation in your breasts. Some cells can become mutated at first. Then, these mutated cells will struggle with the normal ones and force these normal cells to become mutated. Then, breast cancer can be worsened gradually. 

As breast cancer is worsened gradually, the disease situation can be divided into four stages. In the first stage, the tumor can gradually become cancerous. However, it just stays in the breasts. In the second stage, the tumor can be diverted to the lymph. In the third stage, the tumor can become larger and it can be expanded to the lymph nodes of the underarms. In the fourth stage, the cancerous tumor has already been diverted to other parts of the human body.

According to the specific symptoms in each stage, the experts have already created different medical therapies, including radiation, chemotherapy and surgery. Apart from the medical treatments, a correct and healthy diet can also alleviate the disease for the patients. The experts advise the patients to increase the intake of the foods containing abundant antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene. These antioxidants are abundantly contained in green vegetables, fresh fruits, egg yolks, etc. we can easily find vitamins in spinach, orange, lemon, potato, and so on. Beta-carotene can also be easily found in carrot and cantaloupe. What’s more, the patients can struggle with cancer by supplementing phytonutrients. Phytonutrients can effectively eliminate free radicals and destroy cancerous cells in human body. The foods like broccoli, tofu and soy bean products always contain abundant phytonutrients. In addition, the patients can also moderately eat seafood during the treatment.

The correct diet can effectively help patients alleviate the disease. However, people should avoid some unbeneficial foods, such as mutton and goose. The animal meat usually contains hormones. The excessive intake of hormones can seriously worsen the disease. At the same time, the patients with breast cancer should also avoid spicy foods like chili and garlic. This is because eating spicy foods can spread the cancerous cells to other parts of the human body.

Nowadays, breast cancer has already become a common disease among women. In order to prevent the cancer and cure the disease in time, women should go to hospital for medical check regularly. Once the cancerous cells are found, they can be alleviated timely.