Definition
Breast cancer is an uncontrollable production of breast cells (Julian, 2015). The two main types of breast cancer are invasive and non-invasive breast cancer (Julian, 2015). Non-invasive meaning cancerous cells reside in a certain region of the breast, while invasive refers to the potential of cells advancing to other body parts via bloodstream or lymph nodes (Julian, 2015).
Patient Centered-Care of Patient with Breast Cancer
Description and Background of Topic Breast cancer has several predisposing factors such as being female, chances increasing steadily with age, previous diagnosis of breast cancer, family history of breast cancer, and no history of pregnancy or first pregnancy after 30 (Davidson, London, & Ladewig, 2016). …show more content…
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women at 29% of all cancers (Davidson etal., 2016). It also has the 2nd highest mortality rate for cancers at 14% (Davidson etal., 2016). According to the American Cancer Society, 12% of U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime (American Cancer Society, 2016). Their 2016 estimate of 246,660 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 61,000 will develop non-invasive while approximately 40,450 moralities will result from breast cancer (American Cancer Society, 2016). While having breast cancer presents to be a physically demanding disease, it can also be emotionally demanding (Heidari & Ghodusi, 2015). Breast cancer has been linked to adverse effects on a patient’s mental health such as: depression, anxiety, hopelessness, self-esteem, and poor sleep quality (Heidari & Ghodusi, 2015). In order to adequately treat breast cancer social and emotional support must be provided along with curative surgeries (Heidari & Ghodusi, …show more content…
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