Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the tissue of the breast and spread to the surrounding area of the breast. This cancer most normally begins from the inner lobules of the breast, which are called the ducts and is better known as the part of the breast that makes milk. After a woman develops cancer, she is tested to determine what type of cancer she has and which treatment is best for her. Some treatments for cancer are surgery, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy and radiation. In the present day, surgery is nevertheless the best choice when dealing with breast cancer. It increases the rate of survive for breast cancer by removing the cancer cell from the breast. In recent studies, the number of women getting breast cancer has …show more content…
However, they are some down side of using Chemotherapy. Today it is used to treat cancer however, it was originally made to use for different purposes. During World War II, Mustard gas was first used in chemical warfare to kill skin cells but later was discover to be powerful suppressor of blood production. Scientists then decided to test it on cancer cells and see if it had the same effect. In the article Women’s Health: Cancer Women and Breast Cancer, it addresses the issue of using chemotherapy and how it can improve survival rate. Lippman wrote:
Chemotherapy is indicated and will dramatically improve survival for young women with positive lymph nodes. Chemotherapy should also be considered for certain women who are lymph nodes negative and who are under 50. There are major benefits for these women. For women who are over 50, the anti-estrogen tamoxifen is clearly associated with an improvement in survival, and the consensus panel concluded that chemotherapy should be considered for women who are over 50 and who have lymph node involvement with breast cancer. (99)
It also can be used with other drugs and radiotherapy to destroys cancer cells and prevents them from coming back. In the article Breast Cancer Risk as Disease by Jennifer Ruth Fosket:
Biomedicalization as a cultural force shape the way chemoprevention has been able to emerge when and how it has. Other factors are also important. First, chemoprevention for breast cancer enters the scene at a time little
There are many different diseases that terrorize the human race every day. Of all of these sicknesses, one of the most devastating is breast cancer. Breast cancer touches all types of people all over the world each day. It is actually the second most common cancer amongst women in the United States. One in every eight women in the United States has some form of breast cancer and currently, the death rates are higher than any other cancer with the exception of lung cancer. Cancer is defined by the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary as “a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis.” Therefore, breast cancer is a disease of
Situation: The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were both positive. Further staging work-up was negative for distant metastasis. Her final staging was stage IIB. Her prescribed chemotherapy regimen is 6 cycles of CAF after a single-lumen central line was placed.
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A trial in oncology, organized by the National Institute of Health, treated breast cancer patients by performing a surgical procedure, called a mastectomy. A mastectomy removes of all of the breast tissue thus removing the cancerous tumor, and any outlying cancer cells. The mastectomy coupled with chemotherapy produce a drastic reduction in the growth rate of the cancer cells (153-54). Ever since the revolution of radiation and chemotherapy the ability to slow down and many times cure cancer the need for more advanced treatment of the side effects has
Breast cancers have been plaguing women since ancient times as it was mentioned in almost every recorded period of history. One of the first to note this disease, more than 3,500 years ago, were the Ancient Egyptians when they referred to “bulging tumors of the breast that have no cure”. Hippocrates who is referenced as the father of Western Medicine had his theories about breast cancer. His suggestion was that the cancer was caused by excessive black bile. In A.D. 200, hundreds of years after Hippocrates ventured his thoughts about the disease, Galen also went on the record suggesting that some breast cancer tumors were more serious than others. It was also believed that this cancer affected the entire body rather than being limited to the breasts.
Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply uncontrollably to form a tumor. Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. (Only skin cancer is more common.) About one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Researchers estimate that more than 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in U.S. women in 2015. Cancers occur when a buildup of mutations in critical genes—those that control cell growth and division or repair damaged DNA—allow cells to grow and divide uncontrollably to form a tumor. Breast cancer can be caused by inherited genetic factors. These genetic
The point is to emerge as a healthy human being with a strong immune system and cell balance that prevents or eliminates tumors. This kind of result is not offered by conventional medicine. To know more about substitute treatments against breast cancer, click
Breast Cancer is a cancerous tumor that has developed within the cells of the breast. The most ordinary area in the breast for breast cancer to develop is the ducts, and less ordinary in the lobules of the breast. The cancerous cells can intrude healthy breast tissue over time, or cells can break off from the tumor and travel to the lymph nodes and into the lymphatic system which could take them to other parts of the body (“Breast Cancer-Woman’s”).
INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is a common diagnosed cancer among women. The cancer affects thousands of lives yearly. It’s estimated that 30,700 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2016. The cause for breast cancer occurs when the cells begin to grow out of control. The cells buildup and eventually form a tumor which can be felt as a lump around the breast area. African American women are the most affected by the cancer. Breast cancer is the second common cancer deaths for African American women. Breast cancer incidence rates among African American women increased drastically during the 1980s. The survival rate for African American women are 80% compared to 91% of white women during early diagnosed stage. A diagnostic test use to make detailed pictures of the inside of the breast is Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The test itself is
The reason why I am touching on this subject is because breast cancer is the most common disease that affects women across the United States. This is known as the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 30 and 40, but some can happen in their 20s. Statistics show “According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women who live to be age 80 will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. This makes the disease the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women, after skin cancer.” (www.cancer.gov) Breast cancer is a lump found in the breast in which cells become abnormal and multiply uncontrollably, forming a tumor. Malignant cells begin to spread if untreated to original tumor which causes inflammation in the breast
Bing! Bang! Boom! Cannons, bombs, destruction, arrows, swords, fists, and guns are things that we associate with war. But, what is war? Is war a fight? Is war a disagreement? Is war a conflict? Are all wars bloody? Are all wars violent? Are violence and war inversely related? Are all wars politically motivated? Are Wars self motivated? War is described as described as being “collective violence waged between violence waged between two or more opposing groups that have been armed and organized for that purpose.”(Lecture) In ancient texts such as the Iliad, Thucydides ’Funeral Oration’, and Herodotus on the Battle of Thermopylae all show how war was an essential part of life in the ancient world.
The short story, Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne is well known as one of the great allegories created in the Transcendentalism era. Modern day critics, such as Rena Kob, have interpreted this tale and stated, “Though it may be tempting to look upon the story as a simple “tale,” it is without a doubt a difficult one from which to draw conclusions. The ambiguous nature of the story is apparent throughout.” (Korb 304). The “ambiguous nature” of this story leaves the significant meaning of the characters and setting open for interpretation. (Korb 304) Hawthorne’s story is a great archetype of an allegory due to the fact that it teaches the moral lesson that everyone has evil within them, the characters
Breast cancer is a horrifying and very serious disease that should not be underestimated. It is a common cancer in women but the majority of women that are affected by this disease do not know that it can be treated in all sorts of ways or that breast cancer rarely ever appears in the same form more than once. As one of the leading causes of death in the United States, breast cancer is affecting tons of people. Orenstein, a breast cancer survivor, discusses the awareness and education of breast cancer today and to give us a full understanding of the disease. In “Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer”, Breast cancer awareness and the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness is an important part of this article. She provides historical background in her article which gives an insight into the history of breast cancer to her specific audience and also discusses early detection versus late detection and also the possibility of overtreatment. Orenstein has a different outlook on breast cancer and has different approach in her article by stating her personal story as an introduction into her riveting article. Using her personal story at the beginning gets her readers to have an emotional attachment to her and to be more open to her ideas. This technique is effective, but however her claim would be more effective with research that proved the lack of effectiveness of mammograms.
Cancer is a group of 200 or more diseases of controlled cell growth. The treatment of cancer can be very difficult process. Breast Cancer is most prevalent form of cancer among women and second leading cause of death. From a clinical standpoint radiation chemotherapy not only made strides in preventing the reoccurrence in cancer but also has some side effects that needed to be treated in order for a women to return to a healthy lifestyle. For example chemotherapy cause substantial weight loss, diaria, vomiting, anorexia and nausea after chemotherapy. The person may develop anemia, skin disorders, be sun sensitivity and become more vulnerable to every day common infections. The person will most likely lose their hair and substantially loss
Chemotherapy drugs have many functions, side effects, and positive outcomes when used to treat cancer. Chemotherapy is used to treat many different kinds of cancer, such as breast cancer, lymph cancer, and leukemia(McKay 28). It is very systematic, sweeping through every cell in your body, but only damaging fast growing cells such as hair follicles. (Lyss 16). Chemotherapy drugs makes the human body a terrible place for cancer cells by blocking hormones (McKay 15).