Breast reconstruction

deaths (Cancer Statistics). In the United States, there are over 200,000 new cases of breast cancer among women each year. Among the various types of cancers known by humans, breast cancer is one of the most problematic, widespread and dangerous. Claiming the title of the second leading cause of cancer in women, breast cancer claims over 40,000 lives of the over 200,000 diagnosed each year (U.S. Breast Cancer). Breast cancer itself is no different from how other cancers manifest, when malignant…

years old is way too young to even begin to understand what cancer is and how that can change someone’s life. So for thirteen years my best friend and I grew up knowing that Mrs. Kim had cancer. January of 2003 the doctors diagnosed Mrs. Kim with breast cancer. Obviously I was too young to understand this, but what I do…

When you hear the term “babies” the first thing that comes to mind is a helpless innocent infant. A child that has to depend upon their mother for this first year of survival and assistance with development not only physically but socially and cognitively. Thomas Blames provides us with a documentary film that allows us to walk every footstep with 4 different babies as they progress from infant to toddler. Blames provides us with a unique experience within his film which is a silent film that…

In her life she has lost so much. Her dad lost the battle from lung cancer, her brother from throat cancer, and her sister from breast cancer. She has watched half of her family suffer from this retched disease. Now her mom has cancer. She is losing everything to cancer it seems like. She even went through it herself. She beat it though. Everything in her life has been tainted by…

Feeding a new life Breastfeeding is the most natural way to feed a baby. Typically breastfeeding is done in the early years of childhood, after the mother gives birth, her breast begin to produce breastmilk. It provides babies with the necessary nutrients. “While breastfeeding may not seem like the right choice for every parent it is the best choice for every baby.” (Amy Spangler). The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of…

Today, a radical mastectomy is almost never done and the “modified radical mastectomy” is performed less frequently than before. Most women with breast cancer now have the primary tumor removed, and then have radiation therapy. Stephen Paget, an English surgeon, concluded that cancer cells spread by way of the bloodstream to all organs in the body but were able to grow only in a few organs. In a…

Society have painted the image of the breasts as a sex symbol which represents attractiveness and the definition of a true woman. What happens when the ideal image of the breasts is suddenly shone by the act of a baby latching onto the nipples in public? Does the woman become less attractive or in violation of public nudity laws? Breastfeeding in public should be permissible for these various reasons. Breastfeeding in public is an act of natural and legal right given to women, breastfeeding in…

cured if treatments are done in time. Breast neoplasm is an obstruction where polyps are developed, obstructing the normal pathways of one or both nipples, the areola, and the ducts within the vicinity surrounds the breast. There are many forms neoplasms in the breast varying from IDC, which is short for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, invading the area where the milk is on or around the ducts of the breast, ceasing or limiting production of milk. The other types of breast neoplasms involve ILC,…

At birth, about 75% of babies are breast fed, but by the age of six months only 21% of infants are exclusively breastfed. Breastfeeding is the best way to keep your child healthy and happy. Many people choose to formula feed their infants, but it just doesn’t live up to the quality of breast milk. There are an abundance of reasons to choose breastfeeding over manufactured formula. The first reason breast milk is far superior is colostrum. This is often times referred to as liquid gold, because…

In conclusion, the perception of breast cancer survivorship and the lack of the universality associated with the language used to describe the survivor identity is a debated topic in the literature, since women perceive their breast cancer experience from diagnosis to follow-up differently. From the above literature, it appears that most of the studies related to adapting the survivor identity were conducted in the US; where the concept of survivorship was developed. Some women were recruited…