Breast Cancer Essay

Introduction Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death, after skin cancer, for women in the United States (4). About 13% of women develop breast cancer, which approximately is over a quarter of a million cases of invasive breast cancer annually. Some risks factors of average women who are developing breast cancer have early onset menstruation cycles, late menopause (when your menstruation comes to an end), not being able to become pregnant, having their first pregnancy later on in…

Breast Cancer Breast cancer all begins in the cells, when cells are normal they will grow, divide, and die off when damaged. When the process goes wrong, new cells form that the body does not need which causes a buildup of old cells called a tumor. The tumors can either be benign which means they are not cancerous, or they can be malignant-cancer causing tumors. If the tumor is not found and treated immediately the breast cancer cells can travel through lymph vessels spreading the cancer to…

which makes the old and damaged cells not to die and new cell keep reproducing even though it is not necessary. The unpredictable division, which is called cancer, of the cell leads to formation of tumors. Tumors can be solid similar to tumors in breast tissue, or they can be not solid like cancers of the blood, leukemia. There are many types of cancer cells, some…

Why have you chosen to engage those on your campus about breast cancer awareness and the importance of research? As a role model on campus with the positions I hold such as RA and SGA Vice-president, I know the power I have to empower people. Breast cancer is a vicious disease, it took my mother from me. I will be damned if one had to go through the pain I go through every day. The pain of nothing being able to pick up my phone and call my mother. The pain of not being able to hear…

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, October 13th is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Metastasis occurs when the cancerous cells have traveled from the breasts to a vital organ, and is now threatening that patient’s life. Finding out the cancer has spread to other parts of the body can be devastating, but Dr. Everardo Cobos with the Grace Health System Blood Disorders & Cancer Therapeutics Center said patients are now living full lives while dealing with advanced-stage…

affected by the terrible disease of cancer. With the adoption of the western lifestyle cancer rates have been raising over the years, studies show that hereditary and genes does not have to be apart of it anymore. Even with cancer cases on the rise so has the survival rates this in turn brings cancer awareness that is generating advance treatments, also increasing the improvement to cure this disease. Awareness Breast Cancer Awareness Many different cancer-related campaigns happen throughout…

to look at a real life US breast cancer survivor story. Darrelleen Lewis was diagnosed August 6, 2013 with stage 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC), which is the most common type of breast cancer in the US. She said that the cancer was found on a mammography and that was a biopsy was necessary to determine what exactly the spot was. Darrelleen received a called from her nurse giving her the terrifying news that she had breast cancer and she replied, “I can’t have cancer, and I’m far to busy and…

If you're reading this it means you have been touched by Breast Cancer, be it either personally or by someone you know. We created Breast Cancer Superfoods! To help you nurture your body through antioxidant rich foods, nutrition and empowering knowledge, all of these will aid in your fight. We are Curtiss Hemm, Kimberly Evans, Leslie Langevin, and Abby Wadsworth and we have joined forces to create a wonderfully delicious ebook, Breast Cancer Superfoods. We are so excited to share this recently…

Domestic Violence and Breast Cancer Awareness inhabit the same month. Well, at least not for me and I believe, not for many. Domestic Violence is spreading like a disease or has it been secretly and profusely rearing its ugly head? We are finding out that no one, repeat “No One” is exempt. Age, ethnicity, financial status, gender nor religious belief qualifies as an exemption. Nothing excludes you from being a victim. Domestic Violence does not discriminate nor does Breast Cancer. Many are…

couch when she looked me in the eye and said, “I have cancer.” Those three words took my breath away as my mind desperately tried to process what she had just said to me. She said is again, “I got a call from the doctor today and I have breast cancer.” Cancer? My mom? My mind continued to race. There must be some mistake, I thought, this can’t be true. She held my hand and assured me that it was true. The fact was that my mother had cancer. At that moment I knew my life would never be the…