Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht
Breast cancer occurs in the breast tissue beginning in the ducts or glands. Compared to other cancers, breast cancer has the highest incidence rate for women. The risk factors include gender, age, family history, obesity, no pregnancy, absence of breastfeeding and genetic mutations.
The primary reasons for women to develop ovarian cancer are abnormal ovarian cell proliferation, including epithelial tumours, germ cell tumours from eggs, and stromal tumours from hormone-producing cells. Cigarette smoking can also be considered a risk factor.
One of the most common cancers that majorly affects women is lung cancer. The primary cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoking as it leads to an uncontrolled division of abnormal lung cells.
Women do not have a prostate. Instead, they have Skene’s glands. Given the similarity between the glands and the prostate, the cancer in Skene’s glands is referred to as “female prostate cancer”.