The human body is an amazing machine which functions with systems that
             are more advanced than any which man has ever created. However, as with
             any machine, malfunctions can occur and these are the diseases which cause
             death. Cancer is one of these diseases; it causes death and devastation
             for many millions of people each year. The leading cause of death of woman
             aged between 40-49 in North America is one of these cancer. It is breast
             cancer and the recent fear of it has engulfed women of all ages.
             The fear and frustration of breast cancer has affected thousands of
             women and their families, mainly in recent years, and it does not seem to
             be slowing down. According to the American Cancer Society, bout 184,3000
             North American women will discover that they have breast cancer and another
             44,300 women will die of it alone. Breast Cancer is a horrible disease and
             it devastates thousands of families each year. What makes it even more
             difficult to conceive is that a woman is at a very high risk just because
             she is a woman. The breasts which have been with her almost all her life,
             those which gave her children strength and growth, those which have been a
             symbol of beauty are now going to destroy her. These are facts which women
             who have the disease must face and the mental and psychological strain is
             unimaginable to those who are not affected.
             As with mainly all diseases, there is not just one contributing factor
             to its existence. Breast Cancer has numerous causes and by studying these
             factors, we can see who is at high risk. In a life-time, a person will
             either be diagnosed with cancer or die from it. Women between the ages of
             25-29 who have used oral contraceptives, or are taking the pill, are 16%
             more likely to develop Breast Cancer. Women in the United States, at an
             early age, have less of a risk of developing Breast Cancer than a women in
             her later age. American C...