Breast Cancer : Breast Cancer Chapter 17
Biridiana Valdivia
Isabel Barronco
Esmeralda Rodriguez
Terri Burch
Ellen Waage
Monday / Wednesday
Reasons : Reasons Just because everyone in the group was female; it would have been interesting to do a subject that could be prone to us.
Slide 3: Pathology
The DNA of cells mutates and forms tumors
Risk Factors : Risk Factors Gender
Age
Family History
Race
Dense breast tissue
Periods
Birth control
Children
Night shifts
Statistics : Statistics 1 in 8 women in the US is affected
Breast cancer death rates are higher than other cancer except lung cancer
1 in 4 cancers are breast cancers in the US
As of 2008 2.4 mil. Women who have survived breast cancer.
10 percent of breast cancer cases are hereditary
90 percent of breast cancers are due to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of age & life.
S y m p t o m s : One breast larger than the other
Red or pink skin
It could get swollen
Rash on entire breast or small patches
Orange-like texture
Skin hot to the touch
Pain/ itchiness
Ridges or thickened areas of breast
Nipple discharge other than breast milk
Nipple pain or nipple turning inward
A lump in the underarm area
Skin irritation
Breast pain S y m p t o m s
Treatment : Treatment Surgery
Radiation
Hormonal Therapy
Chemotherapy
Facts: : Facts: Men don't get breast cancer.False. Approximately 1,700 men will be diagnosed with it and 450 will die.
Finding a lump in your breast means you have breast cancerFalse, 8 of 10 breast lumps are benignThere is an increased risk for females under 35 who've been on birth control for more than 10 years.