Cancer

                                                                                                                         

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Reasons why I choose Breast Cancer is because my aunt has it and was fighting it i'm not sure how long but she fought it off to the end and never gave up on us nor herself, she was never negative about of what was going on with chemo, medicines she took, we all supported her 100% and I hope it doesn't come back, so I wanted to know how and what caused that too happen.

Facts of preventing it is;

1. Tobacco use is the cause of 22% of cancer deaths

2.Another 10% is due to obesity or a poor diet,

3. Lack of physical activity.

4. Drinking alcohol. 

20% of cancers are usually due to infections such as hepatitis B, Nor hepatitis C. 

You can prevent this from happening by not smoking, and eating more vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Also stay fit and healthy. 

In 2012, about 165,000 children less than 15 we're diagnosed with cancer. The risk of cancer increases significantly with age and many cancers occur more commonly in developed countries.

Males are usually diagnosed with lung cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, 

also stomach cancer. Females mostly get diagnosed with breast cancer, colorectal, lung cancer and cervical cancer. 

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Staging symptoms; 

Breast cancer staging, is based on the size of the tumor, whether or not the tumor has spread to the size to the lymph nodes, in the armpits, depends if the tumor has metastasized.

Managing cancer;

Usually treated with surgery which may be followed by chemotherapy or radition therapy or even both depends.

Breast Cancer staging systems we're developed in the  1920s - 1930s.

The surgery involves the physical removal of the tumor typically along with some of the surrounding tissue.

The removal of the breast have different meanings like;

-Mastectomy, also means the removal of the whole breast.

-Quadrantectomy, is a removal of one quarter of the breast.
-lumpectory, removal of the small part of the breast.

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Medication

Drugs used after and in addition to begin surgery are called adjuvant therapy.

There are three main groups of medication used for adjuvant breast cancer treatment.

-Normone, blocking agents

-Chemotherapy-Chemo  is used for cases of breast cancer in stages 2-4,usually for periods of 3-6 months.

-Monoclonal antibodies

Conclusion;
This sums up to how and what causes the cancer, and how the removal of the breast takes and all the medication, and chemo appointments you have to make, and changes your life completely and how much tears and fighting you have to go through and some lose there life's by cancer and some live through it everyday, like nothing's wrong, hiding the pain, make others happy when there not. Also how many young teens get diagnosed with cancer by not taking care of themselves or it just runs in there family. This is nothing to mess around with or joke about.


Sources;
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/breast-cancer-treatment-care
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/breast-cancer-symptoms-and-types
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/breast-cancer-living-managing
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/breast-cancer-support-resources