For your initial post, please visit the American Cancer Society homepage. On the
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For your initial post, please visit the American Cancer Society homepage. On the home page, click on "Cancer A-Z". There is a list of numerous types of cancers. Choose one from the list (or one of your own from another site).
Research the particular type of cancer you chose being sure to address the following questions: Which part of the body is affected? What are some warning signs? Are there any treatments? Approximately how many people are affected with this type of cancer? Are certain people more at risk than others? Is it more prevalent in certain areas of the world?
In addition, what are your thoughts about cancer in general? Does it seem that there are more cases of it in today's society? If so, why might this be the case? Do you think human-made or natural compounds are more responsible for causing cancers? Do you have any personal experience of knowing someone with cancer? Would you like to share your personal experiences with cancer?
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Breast Cnacer :
Affected body part : Breast
Warning signs : - Attention as noticeable a lump or indentation in the breasts.
- As breast cancer develops individuals may experience pain or tenderness in the breasts, as well as swelling in the armpit or irritation of the nipple area.
Treatments : Mainly 3 tretments :
1 - lumpectomy - While many may elect to have a mastectomy which is the total or partial removal of a breast to prevent cancer from spreading, a lumpectomy can save the breast.
2 - Biological therapy - The body's immune system to destroy cancer cells. Drugs like Herceptin or Perjeta target cancer cells in the breast with high levels of HER2 protein.
3- Hormone therapy - It uses drugs like tamoxifen and letrozoleto prevent hormones from encouraging the growth of cancer cells.
Appox number of affected people : There are roughly 200,000 women diagnosed each year and about 2,000 men and about another 55,000 cases of in situ breast cancers.
More risk to : Heridatory, Smockers, not feeding thier child, Breast implantation.
Most prevalnet in world : US
General thoughts : Make our lifestyle in heathy way, it is more changes to prevent from cancer. we have to knowlegh about cancers so we can identified eairly symtoms and can treated in primary stage.
Yes, thier is more case of today's sciety due to unheathy habites and life styles.
human-made compound are more responsible for causing cancers.
Yes, one of my freinds's Mother suffer from breast cancer, she daignose in primary stage, treated
with lumpectomy and remove one breast and them after gave six doses of Chemotherapy.
She was lost lot of weight and hair too, she cannot go in direct sun light, to much care requried.
Unfrotunatly, she cannot tolerant chemotherapy doses and after few montths she was death.
Best way we care ourself and our beloved, Prevantion is batter than cure.
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