In my essay I will do research on Breast cancer. In my first paragraph I will explain what cancer is and they statistics about it. My second paragraph will be about environmental causes and many other things such as in what causes cancer and what are they different types. My third paragraph will be in great detail about cancer and give informational things on it that you might not have even known about yourself. My final and last thing will sum up everything and give you tips on how to help people and what you can do to prevent yourself from this disease .
What is breast cancer you might ask? Breast cancer is a disease you which cancer cells form in the tissue of the breast. White blood cells are produced by your bone marrow to help …show more content…
The most common cancers people get is lung cancer and breast cancer. Unlike breast cancer, lung cancer has many causes man made causes and some environmental. Smoking is the main reason for a person to get lung cancer. When you are around people that smoke you can get lung cancer too. People think just because you don't smoke that you won't get it, but inhaling the smoke till can led for you to get lung cancer. Breast cancer is most common in women and carried down in genes in the family history. Unlike lung cancer you can't get breast cancer from smoking or environmental things, breast cancer is the most common genetically passed cancer because it runs in the family. To decrease lung cancer you need to quit smoking all together. Some people put tobacco in their mouth, which decreases your chances of getting lung cancer, but you can get gum disease. You can't really do things to prevent breast cancer, but insure you're healthy and eating right. A mammogram is a x ray that checks a woman's breast for cancer. Some women are unsure about when to do this. As soon as you start developing breast around the age of 16 you can start getting checked. So every year you should go get one just to be on the safe …show more content…
More than 40,000 women and men will die. “On average , every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer and 1 woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes”. “Over 2.8 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today.” 1 in 8 (12%) people will get breast cancer in their lifetime . “In 2016, an estimated 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 61,000 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer.” Women that are among the ages of 50 are most likely or have more of a higher risk. The older you get, the more chances you have of getting it. Did you know… that African American(black) woman are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than Caucasians (white). Hormones can play a big part too. Some men will get it, but not very many because women develop more breast tissue than them most of the time. Breast cancer is the most killing cancers, this year, doctors have predicted that 40,890 people (40,450 women and 440 men) will die from breast cancer this year. There are many types of organizations that support or try to help or donate to breast cancer patients such as the “Breast Cancer Research Foundation”, “ Susan G. Komen Foundation”, “Y-Me foundation”, “ The American Cancer Society Foundation”. Have you ever wondered where all the money that charities and foundations go?
What is breast cancer you might ask? Breast cancer is a disease you which cancer cells form in the tissue of the breast. White blood cells are produced by your bone marrow to help …show more content…
The most common cancers people get is lung cancer and breast cancer. Unlike breast cancer, lung cancer has many causes man made causes and some environmental. Smoking is the main reason for a person to get lung cancer. When you are around people that smoke you can get lung cancer too. People think just because you don't smoke that you won't get it, but inhaling the smoke till can led for you to get lung cancer. Breast cancer is most common in women and carried down in genes in the family history. Unlike lung cancer you can't get breast cancer from smoking or environmental things, breast cancer is the most common genetically passed cancer because it runs in the family. To decrease lung cancer you need to quit smoking all together. Some people put tobacco in their mouth, which decreases your chances of getting lung cancer, but you can get gum disease. You can't really do things to prevent breast cancer, but insure you're healthy and eating right. A mammogram is a x ray that checks a woman's breast for cancer. Some women are unsure about when to do this. As soon as you start developing breast around the age of 16 you can start getting checked. So every year you should go get one just to be on the safe …show more content…
More than 40,000 women and men will die. “On average , every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer and 1 woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes”. “Over 2.8 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today.” 1 in 8 (12%) people will get breast cancer in their lifetime . “In 2016, an estimated 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 61,000 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer.” Women that are among the ages of 50 are most likely or have more of a higher risk. The older you get, the more chances you have of getting it. Did you know… that African American(black) woman are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than Caucasians (white). Hormones can play a big part too. Some men will get it, but not very many because women develop more breast tissue than them most of the time. Breast cancer is the most killing cancers, this year, doctors have predicted that 40,890 people (40,450 women and 440 men) will die from breast cancer this year. There are many types of organizations that support or try to help or donate to breast cancer patients such as the “Breast Cancer Research Foundation”, “ Susan G. Komen Foundation”, “Y-Me foundation”, “ The American Cancer Society Foundation”. Have you ever wondered where all the money that charities and foundations go?