Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Breast Cancer Essay -- essays research papers
BREAST CANCER I) Anatomy of the breast      The breast is a gland designed to make milk.      II) What is breast cancer?      Breast cancer is an abnormal growth of cells.      These abnormal growths are called tumors. Not all tumors are cancerous.           Non-cancerous tumors – benign           Cancerous tumors – malignant      If not treated the cancer may spread to other parts of the body.      Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and the           second leading cause of cancer death next to lung cancer.      The incidence of breast cancer is very low in women in their twenties,           plateaus at 45 and the increase dramatically after fifty. Fifty           percent of breast cancer is diagnosed in women over sixty-five. III) Risk factors      Early onset of menses/menstrual cycle prior to age 12      Menopause      Diets high in saturated fats      Family history      Late or no pregnancies      Moderate alcohol intake      Smoking      History of prior breast cancer      Estrogen replacement therapy      Therapeutic radiation to chest wall      Gene mutations      Moderate obesity      Female **Every woman is at some risk for breast cancer (does not necessarily mean that just because it does not run in your family that you will not develop breast cancer – According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation 85% of women with breast cancer have a negative family history      IV) Symptoms/Early signs      A lump in or near your breast      A change in the size or shape of your breast     &nbs... ...run in your family, you will not get it.      NO – every woman has some risk of breast cancer, 85% of women who get breast           cancer has no known family history      Only your mother’s family history of breast cancer can affect your risk.      NO – a history in your mother or father’s family will influence equally      Using antiperspirants causes breast cancer.      NO – there is no evidence that influences breast cancer risk      Birth control pills cause breast cancer.      NO – most birth control pills contain a low dose of estrogens and progesterone           (they however can provide protection against ovarian cancer)      Breast cancer diagnosis is an automatic death sentence      NO – 96% of women diagnosed with breast cancer live at least 5 years, more than           70% will survive 10 years
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