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  • Submitted By: MLYNN47
  • Date Submitted: 05/30/2010 12:57 PM
  • Category: Science
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Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, it accounts for one of every three diagnoses in the United States. Breast cancers are malignancies, life threatening tumors that develop in one or both breasts A female breast consists of fatty and fibrous connective tissues. The interior of the breast is divided into about twenty different sections called lobes. Each of the lobes is further divided in to lobules, which are structures that contain small milk-producing glands. These glands place the milk into tiny ducts. These ducts take the milk throughout the breast and store in a chamber located below the nipple. Breast cancer can either be invasive (spreading) or noninvasive (non-spreading). An invasive cancer penetrates the wall of a duct. This type of cancer is the most common, constituting about seventy percent of all cases. Infiltrating lobular cancer that spreads through a wall of a lobule accounts for about eight percent of all breast cancer. This type is likely to appear in both of the breast, often in seven separate locations. The cause of breast cancer is unknown but researchers are suggesting that estrogen, a hormone produced by the ovaries, may be involved. ( Healthline.com 2010)
Studies suggest that when looking for some of these symptoms you should check your breast for a change of size or shape, dimpling on the skin, or a lump. ( Women’s Health Article) (2002) One of these tests is to get a mammogram. One of these is reducing your fat intake. The echo's are converted into a picture of the breast tissue by a computer. If it is not considered to be a metastasis (spread to other areas) it can be treated with further surgery or radiation. It is generally performed six months to a year after surgery and at least four weeks after the end of any radiation or chemotherapy treatments. Breast removal surgery can cause the patient's weight to shift, thereby affecting her balance. Round smooth lumps that move easily when held...

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