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Breast cancer occurs when there is a malignant tumor inside the breast. Each year more than 185,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and the incidence of this disease is rising in developed countries. There are approximately 43,500 deaths from breast cancer annually, making this disease secon...
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...
About 1 and 8 women will develop breast cancer at some time in her life. This ratio represents a woman's lifetime risk. Thus, not until the age of 80 does a woman's risk of breast cancer rise to 1 in 8. About 180,00 women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 44,000 will die from it m...
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...
The field of medical science has come a long way in recent decades when it comes to the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. Today, women are living longer than ever before with the disease and the cure rate has increased significantly over the years. The key to survival is early detection and ...
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...
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....
Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed form of the disease among women in Canada.It is estimated that 19,2000 women will learn this year that they have breast cancer and 5,500will die. The fact stated above is a very serious issue and women need to face the fac...
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...
Breast Cancer In the United States in 1999 alone, an estimated 43,700 people will die frombreast 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 dropsdrastically. This cancer is within the top three cancers...
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...
Breast CancerCancer 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. There t...
Almost everywhere you look there is controversy over whether breast self examination (BSE) really works as a cancer detection method or not. WIXT (News channel 9 in Syracuse) actually had a segment devoted to promoting the practice a few years ago. They still have many guides on how to do BSE and ...
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...
American conservationist Terry Williams of Corona, California is a descendant from a Mormon clan and argues that the fallout of the nuclear testing in Nevada around the 1950\'s and 1960\'s was the cause for the growth in cancer in Utah. Breast cancer has taken the lives of many of her loved ones, on...
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...
In the essay "Is a Tree Worth a Life?" by Sally Thane Christensen, the author tells her story of ovarian cancer and a new drug that can potentially save her life. She uses very strong language to try and make the reader side with her. Christensen's use of this is very effective becau...
Everyday, at least 3,000 people are diagnosed with cancer. The cells divide in the body more rapidly and keep growing when they would normally stop. A large mass of cells may form into a tumor. The cancer cells that have developed may interfere with the work of normal cells in the body. The diagnosi...
Prostate cancer prevention and treatment "In 2005, over 232,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and over 30,000 men will die from it."("Prostate Cancer Facts.") That's one new case every two and a half minutes and a man dieing every seventeen minutes. That leave...