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Breast Cancer is the disease cause by an uncontrollable amount of non-normal cells that surrounds tissue or areas of the body that originate in cells in the breast. Above all cancer is a very deadly disease, although some have cures, some don’t. Every single day one hundred and eight american women pass away from breast cancer. Breast cancer has many different cures, can be found many different ways, can be hereditary, and can take your life away. According to the American Cancer Society, One…

Breast cancer is the 2nd most common, occurring cancer in women. By exploring the pathophysiology of breast cancer, one will understand the causes and be able to educate women on how to reduce the risk associated with breast cancer. Concept, System, Anatomy, and Physiology Breast cancer falls under the concept of cellular regulation. The main body system that is affected by breast cancer is the reproductive system. Breast cancer is defined as the unregulated growth of abnormal cells in the…

screened? Why should women be screened? The rational for asking this clinical question is clear. The patient’s immediate family has diagnosis of breast cancer. In our background, we were able to obtain knowledge of high risk factor, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, which are hereditary. Our patient’s sister was diagnosed at age thirty six, which is premenopausal age, thus our patient is at high risk for breast cancer and early detection may save her life. We can now move to the heart of…

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…

More than 40,00 women in the United States are expected to die from breast cancer in 2015. Death rates for breast cancer are higher than any other cancer, besides lung cancer for women in the United States. In addition, American women are most commonly diagnosed with breast cancer over any other cancer with the exception of skin cancer. In fact, 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Breast cancer is the number one…

About 1 in 8 U.S women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her 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. All cancers begin in cells; our body has billons of cells. Cancer starts with changes of one cell or many cells. We have the right amount of cell in our body. The cells produce signals to control how much and how often cells divide.…

There are many types of cancers in the world. Each and every one of them have their own origin. For example, reproductive cancers which can be in both male and female In men there are multiple types of reproductive cancers. One of them is known as Prostate Cancer, which is located in the prostate and is a small walnut-shape that produces seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm according to Fig.1 (Mayo Foundation,2015). It is a common cancer in men and can develop in three different…

These malignant cells develop due to damaged DNA or through genetic mutations in which some individuals inherit genes such as BRCA1, BRCA2, and P53 (Tang, Rangayyan, Xu, El Naqa, & Yang, 2009). Hence, an individual is at risk when a close relative has had breast cancer in the past. The presence of Estrogen and progesterone receptors in the infected breast encourages cell division and…

Problem Statement “Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in Guam and in the United States. Breast cancer leads to be the second cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Every thirteen minutes, a woman dies with the diagnosis of breast cancer. With some research and facts, this has led researchers and doctors to continue studying the history, affects, and risk factors of breast cancer in women. The use of technology, having preventions and screenings in the community will help women…

Breast Cancer My paternal grandmother has batteld cancer three times. She was diagnosed with breast cancer first and then six years later with ovarian cancer. Both times, she had to have radiation to cure her from the cancer. After four years of being in remission, the cancer came back. This time it was on a viscous rampage. My grandmother had to receive a month of intense chemotherapy and two critical surgeries to remove the tumors that were invading her body. Seeing her go through all of this…