Breast Cancer is a mutation, mistake in the genetic material, within the cells and it controls the growth of each cell. These genes are in the nucleus which is the "control system." After a while those genes can turn off and on in a cell which disrupts cell divison and creates a tumor or lump. However, having a lump on your breast doesn't mean you have Breast Cancer. It is common to have a lump on your breast, but tumors aren't as common. There are two types of tumors: benign, which isn't cancerous or harmful; and malignant, which is cancerous and harmful to one's body and has the ability to spread or metastasize throughout other parts of the body.
Some statistics about how one can be diagnosed with breast cancer include:
Around 90% of breast cancer comes from aging; the other 5-10% is inherited from one's parents but your not born with it. In The United States 1 in 8 women get breast cancer More than 1 in 4 cancers are breast cancer. About 20-30% of women that have breast cancer have a family history of it. In 2008 around 182,480 women and 1,990 men were diagnosed, had a total of 40,930 deaths.
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of deaths in women today( lung cancer being the first). Also it is the most common cancer among women, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually and worldwide about 465,000 will die from the disease. Breast cancer death rates have been dropping steadily since 1990, according to the Society, because of earlier detection and better treatments. Approximately 41,000 breast cancer deaths are expected in 2009.
The majority of breast cancer is a dominant gene and if your mother, sister, or grandmother your chances double.
There are several different types of breast cancer that one can suffer from::
Ductal Carcinoma in-situ (DCIS):It's noninvasive, meaning it hasn't spread out of the milk duct to invade other parts of the breast.
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC):The cancer cells form in the lining of your milk duct, then
break through the ductal wall and invade nearby breast tissue. The cancer cells may
remain localized — staying near the site of origin — or spread (metastasize) throughout
the body
Invasive Lobular Carcimoa (ILC): IIs a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands (lobules) and then invades surrounding tissues
Phyllodes Tumor: Very rare type of breast tumor which can be benign or malignant. This type of tumor is called a "sarcoma" because it occurs in the connective tissue (stroma) of the breast
Angiosarcoma:Is a rare type of breast cancer which starts in cells that line the blood vessels within the breast or underarm area. It can occur due to breast and upper arm radiation treatments, and is apt to grow and spread quickly
Osteosarcoma: Is a cancerous bone tumor that usually develops during the period of rapid growth that occurs in adolescence, as a teenager matures into an adult
Metaplastic:Is a form of invasive ductal cancer, meaning that it forms in the milk ducts and then moves into other tissues of the breast
Adenoid Systic Carcimona: Is rare and usually not aggressive, this type of breast cancer has a good chance of recovery after treatment
scabs (if scratched) are signs that cancer may be under the surface of the skin, and is
breaking through. Paget's is usually treated with a mastectomy, because the cancer
has by then invaded the nipple, areola, and the milk ducts
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC): Is a type of breast cancer which is less common than
ductal or lobular breast cancer. It is an advanced, aggressive form of cancer, which is
usually not detected by a mammogram or an ultrasound
An increase in the chances of getting breast cancer occurs when any of the following genes are present in a person:
BRCA1
BRCA2
CDH1
PTEN
STK11
TP53
When a person has breast cancer, there are several symptoms that could be present:
Lump in your armpit or breast after menstrual cycle
Swelling in the armpit
Enormous pain in the breast
Flattening indentation of the breast may lead to a tumor
Change in size, temperature, and color of the breast
Burning of the nipple
The Pink Ribbon is the symbol to represent National Breast Cancer Foundation in October
Stage 0
Cancer cells remain inside the breast duct, without invasion into normal adjacent breast tissue.
Stage I
Cancer is 2 centimeters or less and is confined to the breast (lymph nodes are clear).
Stage IIA
No tumor can be found in the breast, but cancer cells are found in the axillary lymph nodes (the lymph nodes under the arm)
OR
the tumor measures 2 centimeters or smaller and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes
OR
the tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage IIB
The tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes
OR
the tumor is larger than 5 centimeters but has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage IIIA
No tumor is found in the breast. Cancer is found in axillary lymph nodes that are sticking together or to other structures, or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone
OR
the tumor is any size. Cancer has spread to the axillary lymph nodes, which are sticking together or to other structures, or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Stage IIIC
There may either be no sign of cancer in the breast or a tumor may be any size and may have spread to the chest wall and/or the skin of the breast
AND
the cancer has spread to lymph nodes either above or below the collarbone
AND
the cancer may have spread to axillary lymph nodes or to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Stage IV
The cancer has spread — or metastasized — to other parts of the body.
There are several treatments available today for breast cancer patients. Those treatments include:
Breast Surgery:
Quadrantectomy- Removal of the cancer and nearby tissue
Mastectomy: Removal of all of the breast tissue and sometimes part of the chest wall muscle
Lumpectomy Surgery- Removal of the cancerous lump along with a margin of surrounding tissue
Radiation
Chemotherapy - Targets rapidly dividing cancer cells throughout the body. Chemotherapy is considered systemic therapy because it goes everywhere in thebody's system. Several common drugs used in chemotherapy for breast cancer include adriamycin, cytoxin, methotrexate, and Taxol.
Hormone Therapy- Breast cancers are frequently dependent on estrogen for their growth. Anti-estrogen hormone therapy starves tumor cells of the estrogen they need to grow, resulting in cancer cell death
One theory is that the death rate will decrease was due to the reduced use of hormone replacement therapy
Biological Therapy
Herceptin, Tykerb, Avastin, and Iressa are drugs used in biological therapy to wipe out the cancer cells in the body's immune system.
Bone Marrow Transplation:
is a procedure designed to weaken or destroy tissues or cells that cause blood or immune-system diseases, and then to “reset” or replace those tissues or cells to restore healthy function
Risk Factors can be controlled :
Weigh
Diet
Exercize
Alcohol consumption
Stress
Smoking
Contraceptives use (birth control)
Risk Facotrs can't be controlled:
Age
Race
Radiation on the chest
Family history
Pregnancy/ feeding
Estrogen explosure
These pictures show which part of the breast a tumor could be located.
Breast CancerBreast Cancer is a mutation, mistake in the genetic material, within the cells and it controls the growth of each cell. These genes are in the nucleus which is the "control system." After a while those genes can turn off and on in a cell which disrupts cell divison and creates a tumor or lump. However, having a lump on your breast doesn't mean you have Breast Cancer. It is common to have a lump on your breast, but tumors aren't as common. There are two types of tumors: benign, which isn't cancerous or harmful; and malignant, which is cancerous and harmful to one's body and has the ability to spread or metastasize throughout other parts of the body.
Some statistics about how one can be diagnosed with breast cancer include:
A lot of people support the 60 mile walk to find a cure for Susan G. Komen
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of deaths in women today( lung cancer being the first). Also it is the most common cancer among women, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually and worldwide about 465,000 will die from the disease. Breast cancer death rates have been dropping steadily since 1990, according to the Society, because of earlier detection and better treatments. Approximately 41,000 breast cancer deaths are expected in 2009.
The majority of breast cancer is a dominant gene and if your mother, sister, or grandmother your chances double.
There are several different types of breast cancer that one can suffer from::
break through the ductal wall and invade nearby breast tissue. The cancer cells may
remain localized — staying near the site of origin — or spread (metastasize) throughout
the bodyscabs (if scratched) are signs that cancer may be under the surface of the skin, and is
breaking through. Paget's is usually treated with a mastectomy, because the cancer
has by then invaded the nipple, areola, and the milk ducts
ductal or lobular breast cancer. It is an advanced, aggressive form of cancer, which is
usually not detected by a mammogram or an ultrasound
An increase in the chances of getting breast cancer occurs when any of the following genes are present in a person:
When a person has breast cancer, there are several symptoms that could be present:
The Pink Ribbon is the symbol to represent National Breast Cancer Foundation in October
OR
the tumor measures 2 centimeters or smaller and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes
OR
the tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
OR
the tumor is larger than 5 centimeters but has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
OR
the tumor is any size. Cancer has spread to the axillary lymph nodes, which are sticking together or to other structures, or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone.
AND
the cancer has spread to lymph nodes either above or below the collarbone
AND
the cancer may have spread to axillary lymph nodes or to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
There are several treatments available today for breast cancer patients. Those treatments include:
Quadrantectomy- Removal of the cancer and nearby tissue
Mastectomy: Removal of all of the breast tissue and sometimes part of the chest wall muscle
Lumpectomy Surgery- Removal of the cancerous lump along with a margin of surrounding tissue
Chemotherapy - Targets rapidly dividing cancer cells throughout the body. Chemotherapy is considered systemic therapy because it goes everywhere in the body's system. Several common drugs used in chemotherapy for breast cancer include adriamycin, cytoxin, methotrexate, and Taxol.
Hormone Therapy- Breast cancers are frequently dependent on estrogen for their growth. Anti-estrogen hormone therapy starves tumor cells of the estrogen they need to grow, resulting in cancer cell death
One theory is that the death rate will decrease was due to the reduced use of hormone replacement therapy
Herceptin, Tykerb, Avastin, and Iressa are drugs used in biological therapy to wipe out the cancer cells in the body's immune system.
is a procedure designed to weaken or destroy tissues or cells that cause blood or immune-system diseases, and then to “reset” or replace those tissues or cells to restore healthy function
Risk Factors can be controlled :
Risk Facotrs can't be controlled:
These pictures show which part of the breast a tumor could be located.
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