Breast Cancer

Why am I interested in this topic?

What is currently being done?

Bibliography

What can I do?

~ Heath.com/breast-cancer

~ Kidshealth.org/en/kids/breast-cancer

~ Cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer

When I get older, I want to study Breast Cancer, and raise money to invent a cure that will end Breast Cancer all together.

Breast Cancer

~ Breast Cancer Awareness Month raises money for treatments for Breast Cancer.

~ Scientists all around the world are trying to find a treatment that will end Breast Cancer all together.

I am interested in this topic because I have had family members go through Breast Cancer. It is really scary when you here that a family member of yours that might have Breast Cancer. Recently, my mom got scanned at a hospital for breast cancer. They said that she might have Breast Cancer, so they had look further. Luckily, she did not have Breast Cancer. The worst time somebody in my family got Breast Cancer was about two years ago. My great aunt, Auntie Gene, got Breast Cancer a few years ago. She fought it and fought it for a couple of years. The Breast Cancer was so bad it spread in her body and developed Bone Cancer. Soon, she couldn't fight it anymore and she died. This was a very sad time for my family. That is why I am interested in Breast Cancer.

By: Brian Montgomery

How can you treat Breast Cancer?

What are the symptoms of Breast Cancer?

~ Treatments differ based on the type of cancer , its stage, its sensitivity to hormones, the patients age and health, and other factors.

~ Treatments for men and women are similar.

~ Surgery and radiation therapy or main treatments of Breast Cancer.

~ These are known as local therapies because they target the tumor without affecting the rest of the body.

~ A surgery called lumpectomy, removes the part of the breast with Breast Cancer.

~ A surgery called mastectomy, removes a whole breast and some surrounding tissue.

~ Radiation therapy uses high-energy waves to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

~ Cancer-killing chemotherapy medicines are delivered into a vein or by mouth. Chemo may be given before or after surgery.

~ You will feel a painless lump in the breast.

~ Swelling on the breast.

~ Peeling skin on the breast.

~ Red, thick, or scaly nipple.

~ Breast, nipple, or armpit pain.

~ Inverted nipple.

~ Nipple discharge.

~ Swollen lymph nodes under the arm or around the collarbone.

Interesting Facts

What causes breast cancer?

Background Knowledge

~Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women after Lung Cancer and Skin Cancer.

~ One in eight women in the United States ( roughly 12% ) will develop Breast Cancer in her lifetime.

~ Breast Cancer is a disease that occurs when cells in breast tissue change or mutate and keep reproducing.

~ The cells cluster together to form a tumor.

~ A tumor is cancerous when the cells invade other parts of the breast or when they spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system.

~ New cases of Breast Cancer are about one hundred times more common in women, but men can get Breast Cancer too.

~ Male Breast Cancer is rare, but anyone with breast tissue can develop Breast Cancer.

~ A genetic mutation in the DNA of Breast Cancer cells.

~ Some mutations can develop over time.

~ Some are inherited or are the result of environmental exposures or lifestyle factors.

~ Most Breast Cancers are diagnosed in women over the age of fifty.

~ Having a close relative with Breast Cancer increases the risk of developing Breast Cancer.

~ White women have a greater chance at getting Breast Cancer.

~ Women who are obese have a greater chance at getting Breast Cancer.