Breast Cancer Research

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Breast Cancer Research

• Peery Biology- Red

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Genetic Counseling

• Will Derzis
• Kelly Oden
• Matt Williams

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What is Genetic Counseling?

• Genetic Counselors are health professionals
• Genetic Counselors work as members of a team and
  provide information and support to families with
  the following conditions
• Birth defects, genetic disorders, hereditary
  conditions, and cancer
• Genetic Counselors identify families at risk,
  investigate the issue, interpret information,
  analyze patterns, and review options available.
• Also provide counseling and support for the
  general public.

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What the test results will mean to the family

• Coping with breast caner is hard, but sometimes
  the patient is better prepared for the diagnosis
  than the people around them
• It can affect your friends, family, and loved
  ones

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What is out there for those diagnosed with breast
cancer

• There are many discussion groups, chat rooms,
  phone lines, email updates and therapy that are
  offered to people who need help coping with a
  diagnosis
• There are many fundraisers, such are the run for
  breast cancer, that helps raise money to go to
  cancer research

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Nurture

• Jake Yochem
• Rook Verdone
• Lauren Thompson

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If it was not hereditary, what was it?

• High fat diet
• Birth control
• Timing of weight gain
• HRT estrogen
• Working in clothing/textile factories
• Obesity
• Red meat
• Weight gain after menopause
• Active smoking
• Chemical used in deodorant
• Alcohol consumption
• Radiation before the age of thirty

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How can she reduce her chances?

• Eat
• plant foods
• Mushrooms
• Soy
• Green Tea
• Miso Soup
• Fruits and vegetables
• Not smoking
• Strong exercise
• Regular screening tests
• Vitamin D
• No/low consumption of alcohol
• Statins
• Pain Relievers
• Avoiding foods and medicine that contain estrogen
  related substances

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Genetics effect on breast cancer

• Kathryn Gach
• Gabe Gorelick
• Conor ONeill

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Can breast cancer be hereditary?

• Yes, breast cancer can be hereditary there have
  been two gene discoveries involved with the
  cancer BRCA 1 and BRCA 2
• The function of the genes is to control breast
  cell growth and division but when a mutation
  occurs, there is more risk for breast cancer
  (mutated BRCA genes are responsible for ten
  percent of breast cancer cases)
• People can inherit a breast cancer risk, but not
  the disease

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Breast cancer genes

• The BRCA-1 gene was isolated on chromosome 17 (if
  a woman tests negative for this gene, she will
  not necessarily be free of breast cancer)
• The BRCA-2 gene was found on chromosome 13 (this
  gene seems to be involved in both male and female
  breast cancer)
• There are also tumor-suppressor genes, such as
  P53 if there is a mutation in this gene there
  is a higher risk of getting any kind of cancer
• These genes can be inherited as abnormal, or can
  be acquired from other factors

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Can males get breast cancer?

• Yes, males can get breast cancer
• Males inherit genes involved with breast cancer
  just as females do, and can receive abnormal BRCA
  genes
• However, the majority of male breast cancer cases
  are those who have no gene mutation

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Summary

• Yes, both males and females can get breast cancer
  from certain genes. Abnormalities in the genes
  (particularly BRCA) can increase ones risk for
  breast cancer.

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Symptoms and Diagnosis

• By,
• Joseph McKinley Bryan Taylor Jr.
• Demetra Diana Kleitches
• Margaret English Butler
• And, Michael Jeremy Floyd

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Questions

• What is the test Jenny and Jeremy are getting?
• What are the symptoms of Breast Cancer?
• Can males get Breast Cancer?

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What are the symptoms of Female Breast Cancer?

• There are no obvious symptoms and sometimes some
  cancers dont have symptoms at all. But some
  include Lumps, Swelling, Rashes, Cysts, Skin
  Changes, or Nipple Discharge.
• NOTE The fact that Jenny woke up with a
  headache does not mean she has cancer because
  headaches are not symptoms.

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What is the test Jenny is getting?(Diagnosis for
Women)

• There are many different kinds of tests
• Mammograms
• Palpation
• Ultrasonography
• Tests can take weeks to get results back

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Can males get Breast Cancer?

• Males can get Breast Cancer even though less than
  1 of breast cancer occurs in men.
• Males have breast tissue even though they usually
  dont develop into full size breasts, like
  womens.
• Symptoms of Male Breast Cancer Nipple pain,
  lumps felt in breasts, an inverted nipple, nipple
  discharge, sores on nipple, enlarged lymph nodes
  under arm.
• After symptoms are found here are some tests on
  can take to check for the cancer Mammograms,
  Ultrasound, Nipple discharge examination, Biopsy,
  Needle Biopsy, Stereotactic needle biopsy,
  Incisional Biopsy, and Excisional Biopsy.

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Treatments for Breast Cancer

• By,
• Daniel Breeden
• Gatesy Hill

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Treatments for Breast Cancer

• Surgery- surgeries targets the cancer tumor and
  are able to be performed for all stages. It can
  involve removal of the breast or just target the
  tumor.
• Complementary Medicines- Medicines that help the
  person with the treatments side effects. It also
  relieves the symptoms and improves the quality of
  life

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Treatments for Breast Cancer

• Radiation- the high energy beams target the
  cancerous areas. The beams damage the cancerous
  cells and stops them from duplicating
• Chemotherapy- It goes through the blood stream
  and is attracted to rapidly dividing cells and
  interferes with them. The problem is that it also
  targets normal cells because they are rapidly
  dividing just not as fast.