Body: first of all, I will start with this sentence (Cancer is a scary word almost everyone knows someone who got very sick or died from cancer). And then I will say what is cancer? Cancer is actually a group of many related diseases that all have to do with cells. Cells are the very small units that make up all living things, including the human body. There are billions of cells in each person's body. Cancer happens when cells that are not normal grow and spread very fast. Normal body cells grow and then they stop growing, over time they also die. But the cancer cells just continue to grow out of control and don't die when they're supposed to.
Why do women get Breast Cancer?
Any woman can get Breast Cancer, but doctors have found that
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Now I will show you a very important way to early detection which is the Breast self-exam:
Breast self-exam is a way for you to check your breasts for any changes. You’ll look at and feel both breasts. If you notice anything unusual, tell your doctor. In many cases, those changes aren’t Cancer, but you need to see your doctor to find out.
How to do the Breast self-exam?
-Put your arms on your hips, stand in front of the mirror and look for any dimpling or redness or any change in the skin of the breast.
-Raise your arms over your head and look for the same changes.
-With your arms still over your head, look for any signs of fluid coming out of one of both nipples.
-Lie down on your back, use your right hand to feel your left breast and look for any lump.
- Feel your breasts in the shower. It’s easier when the skin is wet.
And last but not least the treatments, what is the different kinds of
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-Radiotherapy: Treating the area where the cancer was found with radiation (X-rays).
-Surgery: An operation to take out the cancer and some of the healthy tissue around it.
Finally, I want to show you some statistics on breast cancer in Australia and around the world:
According to the Australian Institute of Health and welfare:
•One in eight Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85.
. It is estimated that in 2017, 17,586 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer or approximately 48 each day.
•Approximately 13% of new cancers diagnosed in 2017 were breast cancer.
•by 2020, it is estimated that there will be 17,210 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in women or approximately 47 every day.
•Globally, Belgium has the highest rates of breast cancer, followed by Denmark and France.
. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. It is estimated that 3,114 Australian women will lose their lives to breast cancer in 2017.
Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy in women in the United States, and is the leading cause of death in women between 45 and 64 years of age. About one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. There are many different types of breast cancer, different stages and different variations of the disease but I am going to focus on Malignant Breast Cancer. In the United States alone, more than 230,480 new cases of invasive cancer are diagnosed annually.
According to breastcancer.org, Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and the second most common cancer overall. In 2016, an estimated 247,000 cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. alone. So no matter who you are or where you live, understanding breast cancer is very important. But the most important thing to know is that a diagnosis is NOT a death sentence, it can be treated.
There are many different diseases that terrorize the human race every day. Of all of these sicknesses, one of the most devastating is breast cancer. Breast cancer touches all types of people all over the world each day. It is actually the second most common cancer amongst women in the United States. One in every eight women in the United States has some form of breast cancer and currently, the death rates are higher than any other cancer with the exception of lung cancer. Cancer is defined by the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary as “a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis.” Therefore, breast cancer is a disease of
Response to the chest self-exam: Overall, no abnormalities are found. There is not any swelling, dimpling of skin, or changes in the nipple during the chest self-exam, except the erect of the nipples. The color of mammary areola is a little bit darker than other part of the skin. I feel that the sensitivity is the same around the chest area for me. Although the book says that men and women have same sensitivity in this area and it is the primary area for sexual arouse, I feel not arouse even with erect nipples. I am surprised that man’s nipples can also become erection under the
Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in the US for women (http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics). Even though the diagnosis and treatment of this condition has improved dynamically over the past few decades, it is still one of the leading causes of mortality among the women in USA and all over the world. There are usually four stages of breast cancer (http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics).
The physical examination would include a thorough breast examination. The patient should be covered for decency and exposing one breast at a time should be done. Breasts are divided into four quadrants based on horizontal and vertical lines crossing at the nipple (Bickley, 2013). Palpation of lymph nodes in the lateral, central, subscapular, pectoral, supraclavicular and infraclavicular areas should be palpated to determine any further lumps. A thorough health
Breast Cancer affects one in eight of American women, and is the second most common cause of cancer death in America. I chose to write my term paper on breast cancer because it is a disease that has effected some members of my family. Due to this possibly inherited condition, I felt that researching the topic would help me learn ways to prevent the disease and educate myself to perform self-exams that may result in early detection.
Breast cancer is a complex disease that will affect around 1 in 9 Canadian women during their lifespan. According to the latest statistics, it is found that around
Despite significant advances in research, Breast Cancer is still the most common cancer, affecting both men and especially women. In the US, 232, 670 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed along 62,570 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer in women and about 2,360 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in men in just 2014 .
“In 2015, there are more than twenty-eight million women with a history of breast cancer in the United States of America. This Includes women currently being treated and women who have finished treatment. – BreastCancer.Org“ Breast cancer has taking over many people bodies, also lives. Anybody can get breast cancer from man to women. Cancer doesn’t have to be in your family history for you to get it.
People all over the world are affected by cancer everyday. It is estimated that every day of 2015, 68 Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer affects people of all ages in a direct or indirect way. Every 23 seconds someone gets breast cancer, and every 59 seconds someone dies from breast cancer. Breast cancer is a very large topic around the world
fifty one percent of women under age of fifty who has breast cancer will be identified by
Over 40,610 women and 460 men die each year from Breast Cancer just in the United States. There are over 2,470 men are diagnosed with breast cancer and over 252,710 woman diagnosed with Breast Cancer. According to “Breast Cancer: Statistics.” Cancer.Net, 23 May 2017, “ An estimated 2,470 men in the United States will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It is
It is estimated that 40,030 deaths from breast cancer (39,620 women, 410 men) are will occur in 2013. Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Breast cancer death rates have been decreasing steadily since 1989, rates decreased by 3.0% per year in women younger than 50 and by 2.0% per year in women 50 and older between 2005 and 2009. This decline is attributed to prevention, early detection, improved healthcare services and reduced use of MHT.
1) Approximately every two minutes a woman in the US is diagnosed with breast cancer. It is a common form of cancer that affects more than 180,000 women in the US each year.3