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Breast Cancer Informative Speech

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Let me start out by saying I'm a strong believer in that cancer can be cured and that the fight is winnable. Breast cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the breast. It forms from the tissue and cells inside the breast, usually in the ducts of the breast that produce milk. Cancer occurs when cells change and mutate. This can occur from cells turning different genes on and off in the nucleus. These genes help regulate the rate of cells being made, and help keep them healthy. When the genes are mutated and become abnormal the cell splits and makes more cells just like it. A tumor is made when a bunch of mutated cells clumped together.

There are two types of tumors, a Benign tumor and a Malignant tumor. Benign tumors are not considered to be cancerous and they usually are not dangerous to your body. They grow at a slow rate and do not spread into nearby tissue or other parts of the body. Malignant tumors are cancerous and can be extremely dangerous to the body if not treated properly. It is possible for Malignant tumors to spread to other parts of the body, this process is called metastasis and if this occurs it could lead to different types of cancers such as bone cancer, rectal, lung, brain, etc.... There are many different types of breast cancer. Oncologist and other types of professional doctors identify these cancers by the cells that cause them whether they are malignant or benign cells. Even hormones can have a say in what certain type of "cancer" it will turn out to be. …show more content…

Invasive cells can bypass breast tissue walls and infect other parts of the body like lymph nodes, by traveling through the blood. Noninvasive cells like to remain close to the origins of where they we're made. They do not usually move through ducts or lobules and don't infect surrounding tissue. Breast cancer is classified on where it starts ducts, milk, and lobules are common

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