Mastectomy

known a brachytherapy, is where a radioactive source is put inside the body for a small amount of time. Radiation can be used in a few situations, usually after surgery to help decrease the chance of the cancer recurring. It can be used after a mastectomy, but only if the cancer is larger than five centimeters, if the cancer has spread, or if the cancer was found in lymph…

cancer, mastectomies and breast disfigurement. Body language, the intensity of a glare and even highlights and shadows express the two women depicted as communicative bodies (see figures 1& 2). In these two images, the photographer, David Jay, utilizes light, emotions and women in the raw form to convey Arthur Frank’s concept of the communicative body. In Arthur Frank’s The Wounded…

The main function and purpose of the female reproductive system is to create new life. It is responsible for producing female egg cells, called ova or oocytes, which are necessary for reproduction. The female reproductive system produces female sex hormones that maintain the reproductive cycle. Once new life has been conceived this system has the crucial task of supporting and delivering it. One of the main organs in the female reproductive system are the mammary glands, which are located inside…

Philips, the writer of “On the Death of My First and Dearest Child, Hector Philips”, and Frances Burney, the writer of “Mastectomy” are no exceptions. One way to deal with the grief that comes along with such traumatic experiences is to write about it. Philips deals with the grief of losing her son through writing a poem. Burney also deals with her grief, but by writing about her mastectomy in the form of a short story. Although the two authors write about their grief in different ways, they are…

Breast Cancer What does the pink ribbon symbolize? It is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness. The pink ribbon, and pink in general, promotes the awareness of the disease and express moral support. It is usually seen in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where millions of people wear pink. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers throughout the world (Tojal 2015). Breast cancer is one of the most leading diseases that brings emotional, social, and physical challenges.…

In October of 2005, I was in the visitors lounge at New York Presbyterian Hospital awaiting the results of my mothers’ mastectomy. As an adolescent, I had insufficient knowledge of cancer; a disease that has negatively impacted the lives of many throughout the world. Although I did not know much about cancer, the sight of my mother in a hospital bed was just as excruciating a feeling if I had known every detail of her condition. As doctors informed my family of the success of her surgery and…

sent me home. It was only later we found out dehydration was the least of my worries. At age 23 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. They had me weigh my options but ultimately a double mastectomy was my best chance at having all the cancer removed and me living a somewhat normal life afterwards. After the mastectomy my marriage pretty much failed, my husband cheated and left and my kids didn’t understand what happened to their what they thought perfect lives, and to be quite honest I didn’t…

Breast Cancer During Pregnancy Nowadays breast cancer is like a evil spirit in women, it hovers over them like a ghost and engulf them as soon as it get chance. It is not surprizing to diagnose women with breast cancer during pregnancy as it can attack women in any stage of life. According to American Cancer Society, 1 out of 3000 pregnant women suffer from this disaster . It is being expected that this ratio will increase in future. There are many reasons to diagnose with breast cancer during…

About 20% of biopsies result in a diagnosis of breast cancer and the remaining 80% represent a false alarm. (“Digital,” 2009) Many times depending on how extensive the cancer is a lumpectomy or mastectomy is performed. A lumpectomy is where a portion of the breast is removed. A mastectomy is where the entire affected breast is removed. Chemotherapy or radiation treatments are often used as well. The earlier the cancer is discovered and the smaller the cancer is upon detection, the better…

There are all sorts of different cancers that people tend to hear of. Cancer is abnormal cells that grow out of control and invade a healthy person’s body. When these cells do not grow normally things can go wrong. When cancer occurs it is because the cells divide more than they should and begin to form masses also known as tumors. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the most common type of cancer is breast cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death in woman. Breast…