The Battle to Beat Breast Cancer
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The Battle to Beat Breast Cancer
Breast cancer impacts women and their friends and loved ones in so many different ways. Breast cancer can be devastating. Many women die yearly due to breast cancer. Families are shattered by this killer. Spouses are left to try and pick up the pieces and carry on without their companions. Men are left to raise their children without their mothers. Children are left to face life’s journeys without their mothers. There are ways to detect breast cancer and if detected early, may possibly be the difference between life and death. There are several choices of treatment to choose from. There can be a chance for a long full life after breast cancer.
Over 300,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Women that die each year of breast cancer is nearly 40,000. Breast cancer in women is only second to lung cancer. (Breast Cancer Statistics) There are many risk factors that can and cannot be changed. A women’s risk of developing breast cancer increases with age. Women over the age of fifty are more likely to develop the most advanced cases. Women with family history of breast cancer are at a higher risk to develop breast cancer. Other risk factors that can possibly increase the chance of developing breast cancer are alcohol use, childbirth, hormone replacement therapy, obesity, and radiation. Some of these factors may be avoided and some may not. When there is a family history of breast cancer or any form of cancer, doctors encourage women to be tested more frequently. There is a higher chance for a women whose mother or grandmother has had breast cancer to develop it also. Women who drink heavily also have a higher chance to develop breast cancer, this is something that can be avoided by drink...
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...nt are the key to fight breast cancer or any form of cancer. With the development and testing of cancer drugs and treatments someday this killer will be stopped. With the correct support, encouragement, and treatment, cancer can be beat.
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“Breast Cancer” American Cancer Society 31 December 2013
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Rochman, Sue. “How to Find a Support Group.” American Association for Cancer Research 27 June 2011
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that breast cancer impacts women and their friends and loved ones in so many different ways. there are ways to detect it and if detected early, may be the difference between life and death.
- Explains that there are many risk factors that can and cannot be changed, such as alcohol use, childbirth, hormone replacement therapy, obesity, and radiation.
- Opines that a strong support team is needed for the recovery of the cancer victim. support groups provide information about the types of cancer and the stages that the patient may go through.
- Explains rochman, sue, “how to find a support group.” american association for cancer research 27 june 2011.
- Explains that when a spouse or partner is diagnosed with cancer, the other spouse may react in many different ways. the cancer victim needs someone to help them through the rough times, to lift them up and keep them positive.
- Explains that the battle against cancer can be very costly. the cost of surgery and treatments can cause a strain on the family's finances.
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