Breast Cancer Screening Techniques in High Risk Women Teresa Roberts-Coiner Boise State University CHAPTER II Review of Literature Introduction The following is a summary of the published literature that examines the scope of screening for breast cancer in high risk women as well as genetic and enviornmental risk factors that contribute to breast cancer. Women‚ who carry a mutation of the breast cancer gene‚ known to healthcare providers as BRCA1 and BRCA2‚ have a 55-87% lifetime risk
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has been a significant decline in mortality from breast cancer since the 1970s‚ this decline is linked with the fact that there is more availability of screening methods‚ mainly mammography‚ and there is a drastic improvement in the way advanced cancer is treated (Smith et al.‚ 2008). Dr. David Eddy‚ an early pioneer in evidence-based medicine conducted a study for the American Cancer Society (ACS) to develop recommendations for screening for cancer which was later reviewed by him and published by
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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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Breast cancer among women is becoming an epidemic. Today‚ I hear positive biopsy for breast cancer among my friends and family members. My mother is among those women‚ stage 4-breast cancer survivor. I can’t even begin to explain how nurses made a difference in my mother life. Helping her and the family cope with the painful news “BREAST CANCER”. I will never forget the nurse’s comforting words‚ “don’t worry‚ I will be here in every step”. It was a difficult year but I will never forget her
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Clower Breast Cancer As most of us look ahead into what we expect for our future‚ we will envision a life of good health‚ success and family. What if the health factor was not good? Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world‚ also the leading cancer in women; men can get it also. What exactly is breast cancer? The definition of breast cancer “ is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast”. A highly asked question “what caused me to get cancer? Breast cancer can be
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Title: Breast Cancer Awareness Purpose: To help classmates be aware of this potentially life threatening cancer. Thesis statement: Breast cancer can be fatal and has effected millions of people around the world‚ so it’s important to be knowledgeable when it comes to a health condition that may affect you or your love ones. Introduction Guess what month it is? It’s October… Which means that it’s also breast cancer awareness month. Those of us who watch sports during the month of October always
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Prostate Cancer in African American Men Prostate Cancer is the gland below a man ’s bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is common among older men. Prostate cancer is a silent killer‚ and because it grows slowly‚ many men have no idea it ’s there It is rare in men younger than forty. Risk factors for developing prostate cancer include being over sixty five years of age‚ family history‚ being African American‚ and some genetic changes. There is an estimated of 241‚740
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The Causes and Effects of Breast Cancer Breast Cancer has many different causes‚ such as environmental causes‚ genetics and even art‚ and effect both the patient and those around them in physical as well as emotional ways. When most people think of breast cancer‚ they think of the side effects of the treatments. In other words chemotherapy causing hair loss and radiation causing burns. Most people do not think of the emotional effect it has on the patient or the way it effects their family as well
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assignment information will be provided. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women and the 2nd most leading cause of their death. It is estimated that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their life time and it will claim as many as 40‚000 lives in the US only.( http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts) Primary prevention can play a key role in substantially reducing the chances of developing breast cancer Early detection through screening can make
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Breast Cancer Breast Cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of the breast‚ usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women‚ although male breast cancer is rare. Anyone women could be at risk for breast cancer but‚ there are factors that make some women more susceptible to breast cancer than others. A risk factor is anything that affects your chances of getting a particular disease. Some can be controlled and some can’t
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