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Breast Cancer Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that women get. It's not only a hassle for women but it can also be deadly. There isn't a certain way that it can be 100 percent prevented, but there are some things you can do to decrease your chance of getting it. ...
Breast cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are found in breast tissue. Treatment will depend on the type of breast cancer and stage of the disease. So, two women with the same type of breast cancer may have different treatments because one is more advanced than the other. There are 4 differe...
Running head: CANCER Cancer Lots of things happen around us and sometimes we never stop to take a moment and look at everything we have and be thankful. Women in this century are very concerned about their looks and careers. They compete with each other at work, in social gat...
CANCER There are so many diseases found in the world. Some of them can be cured and some others had been killing people for years. For example, cancer is the name for a group of diseases in which the body's cells are changed in appearance and function. This disease is the second leadin...
The female breast is a familiar structure on the human body. It comes in multiplicity of different sizes and shapes. The breast rests against the chest wall and immediately underneath the breast is the large pectoralis muscle. The muscle covered with a layer of connective tissues called the fascia,...
I can still hear the medical tape being slowly pulled off of her skin. I was only ten the fact that my mother could die never entered my realm of thinking. It would take eight more years for me to fully understand and respect the physical and mental struggles my mother had gone through with her figh...
Breast Cancer Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells form a lump or mass called a tumor. Cells from the tumor can break away and travel to other parts of the body. Th...
Breast Cancer: Do you have it? Breast cancer is a spreading disease that is not untreatable but can be deadly if not taken seriously. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that is developed from multiple cells. The disease occurs mostly in women, but does occur rarely in men. Breast cancer is a ve...
Breast Cancer Introduction 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; ...
Fighting Breast Cancer If a woman were to be diagnosed with breast cancer 15 years ago, it was most likely that she wouldn't survive. There wasn't much knowledge of the subject then leaving doctors clueless in how to treat the matter. With all of the technology of today, the medical wor...
INCIDENCE Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and has the highest fatality rate of all cancers affecting this sex. It is the leading cause of death among women aged 35-54. In 1999 an estimated 175,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. That is one woman every three minutes....
LETTER TO THE EDITOR The newspaper article on Marketing Hypocrisy and Breast Cancer by Peggy Orenstein was published on the Wednesday of October 9th of 2002. She refers to the problems of breast cancer organizations and the environmental problems that cause breast cancer. I quote "But how...
There are many health issues facing women today. That one that always comes to mind first and hits hard is breast cancer. Everyday moms, aunts, grandmothers, teachers, doctors, librarians, students, daughter's nieces, etc are diagnosed with a possibly terminal disease and that is breast cancer...
INCIDENCEBreast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and has the highest fatality rate of all cancers affecting this sex. It is the leading cause of death among women aged 35-54. In 1999 an estimated 175,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. That is one woman every three minut...
I could tell you all of the stories of women with Breast Cancer. It would take up many pages filled with womens troubles, tribulations and inspiration. Although, you and I would both enjoy hearing them, there is one in particular that took place in Australia. Her name is Lilly. She was a be...
Breast Cancer Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells form a lump or mass called a tumor. Cells from the tumor can break away and travel to other parts of the body. Ther...
Cancer Prevention Weekly Articles of InterestFebruary16 -20, 2004CONTENTS:1. Schools boost milk in junk-food battle: Eager to reduce the intake of junk food on their watch, some school boards in Canada have begun working around their exclusive contracts with cola giants in order to offer students m...
Studies estimate that diet--either too much of some kinds of foods or not enough of others--is responsible for about 60 percent of the cancers in women and about 30 to 40 percent of the cancers in men. It's hard to say exactly how much changing your diet reduces the risk of cancer, but it's fair to...
Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is not a simple procedure. Reconstruction of a breast is done when the natural breast has to be removed due to cancer or other diseases. Breast removal is referred to as mastectomy. The best candidates are women whose cancer has been eliminated by breast removal...
A lot of people have known someone who has died of cancer. But what is cancer? Cancer is a disease. However, cancer can't be spotted and treated immediately like any other disease. This is because, well, cancer isn't just any other disease. It's a group of diseases that involve abn...
Laetrile Is An Effective Treatment For CancerMany people in the world today suffer from various forms of cancer. Some types are carcinoma, leukemia, sarcoma, lymphoma, and melanoma. One out of three of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. That is eighty-eight million people in the United States a...
From earliest time people have been aware that some plants are poisonous and should be avoided as food. Other plants contain chemicals that have medicinal, stimulatory, hallucinatory, or narcotic effects. In the past 50 years, great strides have been made in understanding nutrition and the role it...
What is Lung Cancer?The lungs are two sponge-like organs found in the chest cavity. The right lung has three sections, called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. It is smaller because the heart takes up more room on that side of the body. The lungs bring air in and out, taking in oxygen and getting ...
The most recent national survey data show that adolescent smoking rates continue to rise. Lung cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women, surpassing breast cancer in 1987. This year alone, lung cancer will kill nearly 68,000 women in the United States. Women who stop smoking g...
Rectal Cancer is a disease where cancer cells are found in the tissues of the rectum. It is a highly treatable cancer if localized. The rectum is the last eight to ten inches of the large intestine in the digestive system, and has two muscle mechanisms involved in expelling fecal matters, the inte...