National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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…

Chemotherapy (chemo) is a cancer treatment. Uses of chemotherapy May be given to a tumor that can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy before surgery to try to shrink the cancer and reduce the risk of proliferation. This treatment is called niwadgovant. Can also be given chemotherapy after surgery in an attempt to kill any cancer cells that were behind her. This type of treatment, called adjuvant therapy, may help delay or prevent cancer is growing again. Chemotherapy for cancer that cannot…

WHAT IS BREAST CANCER Breast cancer is a disease in which breast cells growth abnormally .Breast cancer is a malignant tumor of breast tissue suspected by clinical finding like breast lump, breast thickening or skin change .Breast cancer is the microscopic structure of living organisms .A biopsy is determined the type of cancer present .Bilateral cancer is diagnosed when separate primary breast cancer present in each breast. There are several stages of breast cancer; Stage 0 is a non –invasive…

The agony of watching my grandmother lose battle to an aggressive cancer, when I was but eight years old, has channeled in my life as a driving force to combat this disease. My resolution to battle cancer has affected my education choices. I chose XX for my undergraduate studies for its excellence in cancer research and cancer treatment development. During the final year of my undergraduate studies I was involved in studying and identifying the role of post translational modifications, such as…

approach in cancer therapy. The scope of treatments for cancer patients has been expanding and transitioning as scientists continue learning about malignant cells and the genetics that control them. As it has become increasingly clear that individuals who suffer from the same type of cancer often have very similar genetic defects, scientists have begun to focus on gene-expression signatures as molecular diagnostic tests, so that medically relevant therapies can be utilized in the treatment of…

with breast cancer. I remember this day very clearly. I had a normal day at school, only to come home and find both my parents upset. As soon as my brother and I walked in the door, our parents sat us down at the kitchen table, to tell us that our mom had received a phone call from her doctor and, she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. They told us not to worry, and they promised that everything would be all right. As the words came out of my mom’s mouth, she explained what breast…

These studies took place in different countries of Europe, North America, and in Australia. After revising this large sample of breast cancer patients, it was found a strong association between striking life events and cancer. Findings showed that women experiencing stressful events were 1.5 times more likely to suffer from breast cancer, and those that already had cancer were 2.5 times likely to have experienced striking life events in the past. Lin et al. (2013) explained that in order for a…

female hormone levels estrogen. Excess estrogen promotes uterine cancer. Immune system dysfunction Impaired immunity including HIV infection leads to several cancers including Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and HPV-associated malignancies such as anal cancer and cervical cancer. 6.Cancer Symptoms Cancers are a group of hundreds of different diseases and affect various organs of the body. Cancer symptoms depend on the stage of cancer, the grade of cancer, whether it has spread to other…

February 6, 2015 will always be a significant day in my life. It was a Friday, and it was also the day my aunt Pam lost her life to a tough battle with multiple different types of cancer. It was heartbreaking news, and all I wanted to do after finding out was go lay in my bed and cry. However, that 's not what happened, and the day was long from being over. It was a sunny, somewhat chilly Friday afternoon, and I was supposed to be dismissed early from my 7th period class to board the basketball…

quote is a perfect example of how people with breast cancer should look at it. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast usually in the lining of the milk ducts or in the milk glands. Malignant means that it is cancerous. There are many different procedures but some keywords that may help it be easier to understand exactly what is being said are; mastectomy which is when the doctors surgically remove all of part of the breast, another keyword is mammogram which is…