Breast Cancer

             In the United States in 1999 alone, an estimated 43,700 people will die from
             breast cancer. It is the number two cancer killer among females ages 15 to 54.
             On average if a woman gets this disease, their life expectancy drops
             drastically. This cancer is within the top three cancers of all women above
             the age of 15, and comprises a great amount of all health care costs in the
             U.S. totaling an astounding 37 billion dollars a year in direct medical costs.
             An average woman is said to have a one in nine chance of getting the cancer,
             but if that person had family history of the disease, his or her chances have
             been measured up to a one in six chance. Sixty-nine percent of
             African-American women survive from it, and there are predicted to be nearly
             two million new cases reported this year in the U.S. (Breast Cancer Key
             Breast cancer is a group of rapidly reproducing,
             undifferentiated cells in the area of the breast in men and women. The
             earliest changes occur in the epithelial cells of the terminal end buds (TEB)
             of the breast milk ductal system. While the progressive steps of breast cancer
             are unknown, the cells in the breast trigger a reaction of cell reproduction.
             These new cancer cells form tumors. If cancer cells are active or are
             considered malign, the tumor grows at tremendous speeds, and may end up in
             metastasis. Metastasis is a complex process in which cells break away from
             their primary tumors, and via the blood supply or through the lymph system
             relocate into other organs, thus spreading cancer throughout the body.
             Generally, if a lump is smaller than one centimeter, it is considered benign,
             although every woman should consult her doctor about any unusual bumps or
             feeling in the chest. One sign of breast cancer results from ductal cancer in
             the breast. A once hollow open tube could be completely clogged up with
             cancerous cells leaving an awkward feeling in the chest area. Oth...

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