Luis F Vega Jr NUR 1211 Breast Cancer Case Study Mrs. Thomas‚ a 57 year old married lawyer‚ was found to have a 4 X 6 cm firm‚ fixed mass in the upper‚ outer quadrant of the right breast during a routine physical examination‚ and a stereotactic core biopsy indicated a malignant tumor. Although the surgeon recommended a mastectomy because of the size of the tumor‚ Mrs. Thomas chose to have a lumpectomy. Now three weeks postoperative‚ she is scheduled for chemotherapy. Subjective Data Never
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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
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Breast Cancer is a disease with many types‚ each type of breast cancer is identified by the cells in the breast that become malignant. Signs of the disease include skin changes‚ pain‚ nipple discharge‚ a lump‚ or other symptoms. Breast cancer is a disease that has killed many women around the world. Key words: Breast cancer‚ radiation‚ treatment‚ malignant‚ disease‚ lumpectomy‚ chemotherapy‚ mastectomy. Breast Cancer Breast Cancer is a deadly disease that affects both men and women‚ although
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BSC1005 M-W 1-2:15 Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among women of all shapes and sizes. Breast cancer is a personal topic to me because my great-grandmother on my mothers side had it and had her breast removed and just recently I found out that my grandmother on my fathers side has been diagnosed with breast cancer and that the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes. Many women today don’t know the health risks‚ causes‚ and treatments to breast cancer even though it is one
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Audience Analysis Many of us may know that Breast Cancer is a real prominent disease. With breast cancer being one of the top five killers of man-kind‚ I wanted to give information in regards to what the disease is. This disease is Cancer of the Breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US. This topic means a lot to me being that I’ve watched two grandmothers die from the disease and currently watching a auntie battle from it‚ not to mention my mom being a survivor‚ so in my
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Breast Cancer Breast Cancer is very severe and deadly cancer‚ and needs to be prevented quickly. By accomplishing this goal we need to get more people involved to spread the information. Without the very important information about Breast Cancer being spread around to other women‚ the death rate caused of Breast Cancer can sadly and unfortunately rise even larger‚ and as people‚ we shouldn’t want this at all! People should donate and or support Breast Cancer because a lot of people are dying from
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The Rising Rate of Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Woman People today are surprised as well as shocked to find an increasing rate of young women with breast cancer. Breast cancer is more common in women younger than their 40s and even 30s than society thinks‚ and in reality‚ the mutation has no age requirement. The fact that more and more women under the age of 40 are rapidly developing breast cancer shows that not only has the number of young advanced breast cancer patients increased a significant
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of people diagnosed with cancer is increasing from year to year. When it comes to women‚ their biggest threat is breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society at the end of 2016 there will be 246‚660 new cases of breast cancer among American women‚ and that around 40‚450 of those women will probably die from breast cancer. What the experts from the American Cancer Society also stated is that one in eight women in the U.S. are going to develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime.
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Cancer is a very general term for over 100 diseases grouped together. There are many different types of cancer; almost anything in your system and body is susceptible to this disease. Your body is made up of millions of cells; normal cells grow and then divide into newer ones causing the old ones to die. When a person is growing‚ in the early stages of their life‚ cells divide faster than usual helping the individual grow. As a person becomes an adult‚ a lot of cells divide so they then can replace
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Bladder cancer‚ like most cancers does not develop as a result of a single pathogen or behavior. Rather‚ there is a complex interaction between genetics‚ environment‚ and lifestyle which can result in an increased risk for developing cancer of the bladder. The most common risk factor associated with bladder cancer is smoking. A Meta analytical study of several case studies in Europe found that cigarette smokers were about 3.3 times more likely to develop bladder cancer than nonsmokers. (Tide‚ 2015)
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