42-year-old * Female * Colleague with breast cancer, gave a blood sample for gene-testing, had a mutation in the BRCA-1 gene. * Her sister had breast cancer at the age of 36. * Her father’s family has a history of breast cancer. Step III – IV - Problem Sentence * * Mrs. K, a 42-year-old woman, is worried about a possibility of having breast cancer due to her family history. Step V - Learning Objectives * What is breast cancer? * Age of occurance. * Causes and
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BREAST CANCER PREVENTION 1 Breast Cancer Prevention Venita Conley University of Phoenix 2 Breast Cancer Prevention Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women at the age of 45-50. The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer increases every year, but if detected early, the survival rate
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Breast Cancer SCI/162 PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS 03/03/2013 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer is the leading disease that’s taking millions of women’s lives every year. Even though it’s more common in women however, 1 out of 100 men are diagnosed with this disease every day. Learning the symptoms, treatments and diagnosis to this disease will help save people lives.
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Critique Paper Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a type of breast cancer that when tested for estrogen receptors (ER-), progesterone receptors (PR-), and HER2 (HER2-) they all come negative. The results that came out negative for all three means the cancer is triple-negative. However, these negative results mean that the growth of the cancer is not sustained by the estrogen, progesterone hormones, and the HER2 receptors. Therefore, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cannot be treated with
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I chose to do the breast cancer assessment. Breast cancer is where tumors in the tissue of your breasts become what doctors’ call malignant. Early screening is one of the things that helps reduce breast cancer because if the tumors are caught before they become malignant they are easier to treat because they are pre-cancer. There are some risks of breast cancer that cannot be controlled such as genetics, family history, and environmental exposers or behaviors that occurred in the past. However, there
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clinical breast exams and mammograms are three of the best ways to detect breast cancer early and thus save lives. Introduction: The reality of breast cancer hit home with me in June 2008, when a co-worker of mine was diagnosed with stage one breast caner. Through a routine self- examination she felt an abnormal spot on her breast. The next day she had a clinical breast exam and mammogram to help determine what she had found. Being knowledgeable about early detection of breast cancer can save your
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Breast Cancer Genetic diseases are widespread. Cancer is a genetic disease and is a major cause of death. Cancer is caused by mutations within the genome that result in the development of oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes which both cause the uncontrolled proliferation of cells in opposed ways. The oncogenes are mutated genes that in their pre-mutated state, promote cell replication. However, due to the mutation, these oncogenes cause either enhanced expression or altered nature of protein products
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health problems. "Obesity is the second preventable death in the country." (1). It is often an associated factor for other health issues such as “cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure… and certain forms of cancer.” (2) Obesity is a well-known risk factor for breast cancer. There are many health care problems that are sweeping the nation. Some of these problems are disorders, which can be prevented, while others are inevitable. Sometimes the disorder can be due to something that one can
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Breast Cancer Amber Whitted COM/156 March 9, 2014 John Garot Breast Cancer Breast cancer is a rising concern with men and women in the United States, but with the right treatment and knowledge many lives have been saved. It has many forms and a possibility of growing rapidly. Do you know the signs and the treatment options that are available? Know these can save your life or a loved one’s life, as well. There are steps that you can take to lower your risk for breast cancer.” In 2013
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Breast Cancer There are different types of cancer one can be in risk of. The focus here today is on breast cancer. There are different factors that can contribute to your risk of breast cancer however there are also ways to avoid becoming one of those statistics. That is why women should not take breast cancer lite, but instead focus on ways to avoid this deadly disease. A risk factor is anything that effect one chances of getting a particular disease. Not all disease can be controlled.
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