Breast cancer

I. INTRODUCTION From the recent studies it has been known that breast cancer is the common occuring cancer among women in the worldwide. Metastasis is regarded to be as the main cause of death in breast cancer patients and reason for death around 90% of breast cancer are depicted because of local invasion and migration of tumor cells. Metastasis is defined as the spread of cancerous cells from the tumor site to the distance organs. It is a composite process that are divided into numerous…

has 3 boys and 1 girl and is a housewife. She diagnosed with breast cancer stage II. She finished treatment 8 months prior to the interview. She had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormonal treatment. Shamas is a reserved person and spoke in a constant tone, some points were given more emphasis especially those related to being spiritual and accepting God’s will. Some issues were less apparent in the interview such as the impact of cancer on family. Her experience with the health care provision…

Hormone Sensitive vs. Insensitive Breast Cancer What is the difference between hormone sensitive and hormone insensitive cancers? Why is triple negative breast cancer more likely to metastasize? Breast Cancer Vulnerability There are many different types of breast cancer. Some of which are very treatable and others, which are very aggressive and extraordinarily difficult to treat. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the very aggressive types of breast cancer, and has a much lower…

cause of death for women is Breast Cancer. Knowing what causes this cancer can further understand how to diagnosis and for treatment. There are five stages on the chances to survive and how far along the cancer is. There are different symptoms that may be an indicator to watch closely. The prognosis’s on the outcomes depends how early the cancer is caught. That one in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer. As of today over 2.9 million are survivors of breast cancer in the United States.…

Breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm that is located within the cells of the breast. Normally, cells divide to grow, repair, and replace other cells. This cell division is controlled by DNA within the nucleus of every cell. However, when cells in the body start to grow out of control, cancer begins. A variety of factors, both genetic and environmental, may disrupt growth of regulatory pathways and result in the development of cancer. Major factors taken into consideration for breast cancer…

Breast cancer can be categorized into four stages, Stage 1 is the start in which majority of symptoms are hidden even the tumor is not bigger than 2 cms or some miniscule cancer clusters may be present in the lymph nodes, Stage 2 signifies the local spread of cancer, Stage 3 is more advanced in which it spreads and invades the skin of breast causing skin ulcers, Stage 4 is more advanced stage in which it spreads to other part of body as well. Following are more advanced symptoms of Stage 4…

Kaylie-Ming Kozawa Mr.Herendeen/ Ms.Long Am Lit. Pd 2 21 Nov. 2016 Cancer Treatment Does anyone know what cancer is and how much it costs? Cancer treatments have a variety of prices, different treatments come with different prices. “Newly approved cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 per month, with some therapies topping $30,000 per month, according to ASCO, which discussed the costs of cancer care at a recent meeting” (Glover). Each patient's body has different resistance levels…

stage 4 breast cancer. Over the past two years we have spent more time in hospitals and doctors offices then we ever have in our lives. Together we have witnessed the trials and tribulations that come along with cancer- hair and weight loss, having to change chemotherapy when one has stopped working, skin discoloration, biopsies, debridement, and surgery. through it all our mother remained full of light, love and positivity. Our mother was superwomen, truly one of a kind. Unfortunately her…

Breast Cancer It was not that long ago that the author this paper did not understand the entirety of what it meant when someone was told they had breast cancer. Although she had a basic understanding of the horrific consequences, she did not understand how complex and elusive cancer could be. She did not understand the difference between staging and grading tumors, nor the different tumor markers and what they meant. She knew chemotherapy and radiation were treatments, but knew very little about…

To me, cancer is the pesky neighbor that shows up uninvited when everyone least expects it. I saw this neighbor take my grandfather, and then it came back again in the form of breast cancer. The news came as a shock when I learned that a family friend had developed this disease. She was my mother’s closest friend, but to me, she was known as Aunt Sarah since I had practically known her my entire life. The news about her diagnosis frightened us all. Unfortunately, Aunt Sarah passed away just a…