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    would watch the woman I would now address as my own mother as she develops breast cancer. She was able to fight long enough to defeat the persistent disease only once‚ but now her and I knew the focus would not be on her‚ but to plan for the future. Thomas was raised a very happy-go-lucky boy without a worry in the world and that is exactly how his mother and I expected to keep him. When his mother developed breast cancer the second time she was given only a month to live‚ something we would not

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    leukemia‚ someone’s wife battling breast cancer‚ or someone’s grandmother battling lung cancer‚ ultimately they are all fighting the same battle against the same deadly opponent; cancer. It takes a special kind of person to have the courage to challenge cancer and in my eyes anyone with such bravery is considered a hero. At a young age I was exposed to the wrath of cancer and its powerful effects on a family. Seeing the emotional toll on not only those with cancer but also the families of those loved

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    there watching his mom change like the seasons from the glass of the waiting room We began to think about all of the reasons she was still holding on How cancer didn’t scare her or bring tears to her eyes How she laughed at the doctors as they sad‚ “Ma’am we’re sorry‚ but you’re going to die.” A daughter‚ a wife‚ a mother‚ you see‚ diagnosed with cancer‚ but a gift to you

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    human eye in interpreting large numbers of images decreases with increasing number of cases‚ particularly when only a small number of those images shows abnormalities. Therefore‚ it is useful to construct computer systems to aid early diagnosis of breast cancer with mammography. An automated computer system could evaluate all mammograms and point out the areas which are detected as abnormal. Ideally‚ if the sensitivity and specificity of the computer system matches or exceeds that of conventional mammography

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    Adjustment of Young Women Survived Breast Cancer Literature Review The Target Group To define the target group appropriately is essential to include all the candidates of the group and to identify the unique attributes of this group. In this paper‚ as in many other researches in this field‚ the target group is defined as women who are under age 50 at diagnosis of breast cancer and survived without recurrence or the development of other forms of cancer (Bloom et al.‚ 2004). This definition has

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    Breast cancer will met to the bone and brain lung and liver Risk factors: menarche b4 12 menopause after 55 obesity high fat diet family hist 1st degree relative birth of 1st child after 30 birth control pills and hrt ( Dr should be notified cause can make breast dense and harder to image) S/S: lumps in breast increased vascularity breast pain or soreness nipple retraction or ulceration Screening: breast self exam 7-10 days after menses

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    Breast Cancer Awareness          Community Service Project  2014­2015    Ringgold High School  Ringgold‚ LA 71068            Table of Contents    PURPOSE OF  PROJECT……………………………….2  Planning and Development of Project…………………..5  Implementation………………………………………….7  The Impact and Benefits………………………………...9  Evidence of  Publicity…………………………………..11  Supporting  Documents…………………………………12          Community Service Project      Breast Cancer Awareness  Presented By:    DeQuaja Whitfield  Artavion Cook 

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    in college history class*** The Courage of Nabby Adams in her Fight Against Breast Cancer Nabby Adams was a distinguished woman and by the time she reached her 40’s‚ she seemed to have it all; a loving husband‚ three children‚ and a mom and dad whom she was very close to. Unfortunately‚ Nabby Adams would find a lump on her breast and receive the diagnosis that no woman ever wants to hear‚ “You have breast cancer.” Despite her fears‚ she fought for her life and underwent a radical mastectomy

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    Purpose/Topic: Breast cancer in Men/Females Opening with Impact: “Please stand if you know of any one that has or had breast cancer. Now‚ remain standing if that person survived it. According to the American Cancer Society it is projected that in 2011-2012‚ 450 men and 39‚520 women will die from breast cancer.” Speaker Credibility= Statistic Slide: Project Slide then I will state with audience members still standing‚ “1 in 8 women and 1 in 1‚000 men will develop breast cancer over the course

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    project Breast Cancer- annotated bibliography Sarah Rasmussen College Author’s Note This final course project is being submitted on December 14‚ 2014 for Dr. Deb Bobendrier’s M232/MEA2203 Section 18 Pathophysiology course. References Wang‚ A.‚ Vachon‚ C.‚ Brandt‚ K.‚ & Ghosh‚ K. (2014). Breast density and breast cancer risk: a practical review. Mayo Clinic Proceedings‚ 89 (4)‚ 548-557. doi: 10. 1016/j.mayocp.2013.12.014 This article talks about how density in the breast leads to

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