Non Communicable Disease Essay

Introduction

A non-communicable disease is also called a chronic disease; it is not transmissible which means it can’t be passed from person to person. It is caused mainly by genetic and it can be lifestyle factors. There are four main types of non- communicable disease: cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes. These are also the greatest risk among humankind. These are the significant factors of the increasing death rates around the world. A breast cancer is one of the examples of cancers and it can occur in all age group especially in women but rarely in men. Preventive measures and awareness can be used to stop the number of deaths in females. Etiology

There is still no known cause for developing breast cancer which

This may be caused by the longer lifetime exposure to the estrogen and progesterone hormones.
Going through menopause after age 55
Women who went through menopause later or after age 55 had more menstrual cycles which expose them to estrogen and progesterone longer, increasing their risk of developing breast cancer slightly.
Having radiation to your chest
Women, who were treated in their chest with radiation therapy before they were age 30, have a higher risk for breast cancer later in life. The risk is highest if the radiation occurred during adolescence which is when the breast is not yet fully developed. However, when the radiation treatment happened after the age of 40, it did not show any evidence of breast cancer risk.
Exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES)
In the United States, an estrogen-like drug called DES was given to pregnant women during 1940s to 1970s because it was thought to prevent miscarriage. Those who have had the drug increased their risk of developing breast cancer together with their child.

Lifestyle-related breast cancer risk