Things To Know About Breast Cancer Causes

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Things to know about Breast Cancer

• Know All About Breast Cancer
• Causes Preventions

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What Is Cancer?

• The term cancer refers to more than 100
  different diseases that begin in the cells, the
  bodys basic unit of life.
• 2nd leading cause of death, behind heart
  diseases.
• Cancer develops when cells grow and form more
  cells without order or control.
• Under normal circumstances, new cell growth and
  old cell death are kept in balance.
• A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled
  growth and spread of abnormal cells.
• Everyone is at risk of developing cancer.

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What is Breast Cancer?

• A malignant tumor from cells in the breast
• Main Types Ductal carcinomas and lobular
  carcinomas.
• Mostly found in women but men can get it too!

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Facts About Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer is the 2nd most common type of
  cancer in American women.
• Breast cancer can develop in men.
• The chance of getting or dying from breast cancer
  increases with age.
• Many women who develop breast cancer have no
  family history of the disease.

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FAQs and Myths

• Yes, healthy diet and exercise can reduce risk
• Yes, drinking alcohol increases risk when
  consumed in excess
• No, large breasts do not increase risk
• Yes, using birth control pills for more than five
  years increases risk
• Yes, being overweight post-menopause increases
  risk
• Yes, being slightly overweight pre-menopause
  reduces risk somewhat

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Risk Factors

• Drinking alcohol
• Not exercising
• Having first period before 12
• Current/recent use of birth control pills
• Being tall
• Not breastfeeding

• Being female
• Getting older
• Family history
• Genetics
• Having children after 30
• Overweight
• High socioeconomic status

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The Numbers Dont Lie

• Breast cancer impacts over 240,000 new patients a
  year in the United States alone.
• 70 of breast cancer cases occur in women who
  have no identifiable risk factors.
• Less than 5 of cases occur in women under 40
• Occurs in 1 of every 3,000 pregnancies
• 3,010 new cases and 560 deaths estimated for men
  in 13
• 124 women in every 100,000 are diagnosed every
  year

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Warning Signs

• Breast lump or thickening
• Nipple changes or drainage
• Skin irritation or dimpling
• Skin scaliness or redness
• Enlarged lymph node
• Early cancer in most cases has no symptoms or
  warning signs. Early detection guidelines should
  be followed.

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Contributing factors

• Late detection
• Treatment compliance
• Concurrent disease
• Access to care
• Barriers to care

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How is Breast Cancer Treated?

• Treatment depends on stage of cancer
• More than one treatment may be used
• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Hormone therapy
• Targeted therapy

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Breast Self Exam Information

• It is easy to do and the more you do it, the
  better you will get at it.
• When you get to know how your breasts normally
  feel, you will quickly be able to feel any
  change, and early detection is the key to
  successful treatment. A breast self-exam could
  save your breast - and your life.
• Most breast lumps are found by women themselves,
  but in fact, most lumps in the breast are not
  cancer.

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When to do a Breast Self-Exam

• The best time to do breast self-exam is right
  after your period, when breasts are not tender or
  swollen. If you do not have regular periods or
  sometimes skip a month, do it on the same day
  every month.

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How is Breast Cancer Treated?

• Treatment depends on stage of cancer
• More than one treatment may be used
• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Hormone therapy
• Targeted therapy

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Treatments

• Surgery
• Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy aka partial vs.
  whole
• Radiation
• High energy x-rays, always coupled with surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Anticancer drugs used after radiation and surgery
• Hormonal therapies
• Prevents release of hormones that make tumors
  grow
• Targeted therapies
• Attack specific molecules in cancer process

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Treatments

• One of the most widely used treatments is
  radiation therapy.
• Radiation therapy is targeted directly to the
  specific area and the side effects are limited to
  the area being treated.
• Radiation works by killing all the cells in the
  effected area.
• There are two types of radiation, one is
  administered externally and one internally.
• External radiation is delivered over a 5-7 weeks
  and 5 times a week. It is delivered by an liner
  acceptor. And is the most common of the two.
• Internal radiation is where radioactive material
  is delivered directly into the site where the
  tumor was.
• This is usually done at the end of traditional
  radiation to give it an extra boost at the end
  of treatment.

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Chemotherapy

• Chemotherapy effects the whole body even if the
  cancer has not spread.
• Chemotherapy is often administered prior to
  surgery to reduce the size of the tumor to leave
  clear margins.
• Chemotherapy also reduces your leukocytes (white
  blood cells that is also our immune system),
  making you more susceptible to every day bugs.
• The side effects include nausea and, losing all
  your hair.
• Its administered through and IV or its also
  available in pill, and liquid form.
• As always its your choice and should not be taken
  lightly.

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Detection Mammograms can save your life!

• A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast
• Medicare, Medical and most insurances will pay
• Help exists for low income women with no
  insurance
• Get a mammogram yearly once you turn 40

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What can I do to reduce my risk for breast cancer?

• Regular exercise
• Breastfeeding during pregnancy
• Maintain a healthy diet
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Limit alcohol consumption
• Consult with your clinician regarding menopausal
  hormone use

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Alternative medicine

• There are also several alternative medicines that
  can help to reduce or eliminate breast cancer.
• Vitamin A, Betacarotine, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E
  all increase the effect of chemotherapy.
• CO-Q10 reduces the toxicity of chemotherapy
• Vitamin D, and Cholecalciferol helps inhibits
  growth in cancer cells
• Melitonin (which is a natural chemical produced
  in our brain) blocks the estrogen receptors to
  the cancer

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