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Wednesday 19 October 2011

Fight against Breast Cancer


Fight against Breast Cancer
Shruti Saxena

Knowing your breast

Breasts also known as the mammary glands are a pair of glandular organs whose basic function is to produce milk at the time of childbirth when hormonal changes take place. Our breasts are comprised of fatty tissue, which begin from the front of the chest and further expand down and around the area of the armpit. Each breast is hold up by ligaments and large muscles.

Each breast has sections namely lobes, which are divided into lobules that end in the milk glands. The darker area of skin that surrounds the nipple is called the areola. There are large glands at the edge of the areola that secrete fluid which act as lubricant for the nipple.    Full Read

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