Informative Speech On Breast Cancer

We’ve all heard at one point the word “breast cancer” especially woman. But how many women actually take this into consideration? How many women actually go for check ups? This is important information that all woman should know about. Never wait till you start feeling symptoms, study your family tree. You can possibly get breast cancer passed on from one of your family members that you have no idea about.

To understand breast cancer you have to know the basic knowledge of the normal structure of the breast. The female breast is made up mainly of lobules (milk producing glands). A healthy female breast is made up from 12-20 sections called lobes. Each of these lobes are made up of many smaller lobules. The breast structures are generally where the cancer begins to form.
Cancer cells can grow into different parts of the body. When a malignant tumor or cancer tends to grow in the breast it’s breast cancer. Tumors in the breast tend to grow slowly; by the time a lump is large enough to feel, it may have been growing for about 10 years. Some tumors although grow faster and much aggressive. Breast cancer happens to mostly woman but man can get it as well. Breast cancer is the most popular cancer for womens, 89% of the woman on the population in America is detected with breast cancer.

Although breast cancer can be treated it is very risky. There is several treatments such as surgery, breast reconstruction, radiation therapy, chemotherapy. There has been several cases where this doesn’t turn out so well that it ends up causing death. About 40,290 woman die of breast cancer every year. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. it has decreased over the years but it still remains to be one of the most popular type of