Cancer Patient Paper

Cancer Patient Paper

Cancer Information Paper

Shelly Holmes

Hca/240

Setember 20, 2013

Cynthia Knittle

Cancer Information Paper

The paper will reflect on breast cancer, A breast is made up of three main parts: glands, ducts, and connective tissue. The glands produce milk. The ducts are passages that carry milk to the nipple. The connective tissue (which consists of fibrous and fatty tissue) connects and holds everything together. I will talk about the cause and risk factors of breast cancer, ways to prevent and how to get early detection. I will be speaking about the effects of your health related to breast cancer as well as options for breast cancer.

Breast Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women all over the world. Breast cancer does not discriminate of race or ethnics. In reading this paper, you will see more than 502,000 women are killed in a year from breast cancer. In 2007, more than 47,000 women died from breast cancer. Unfortunately, there are some risk factors for breast cancer that are not under your control, but learning as much as you can about them is something that should be taken into consideration.

Cause and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

While we do not know exactly what causes breast cancer, we do not know that certain risk factors are linked to the disease. A risk factor is something that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, such as smoking, drinking, and diet are linked to things a person does. Others, like a person's age, race, or family history, can not be changed. But risk factors do not tell us everything. Having a risk factor , or even several, doesn't mean that a women will get breast cancer. Some women who have one or more risk factors never get the disease and most women who do get breast cancer don't have risk factors. Some risk factors have a greater impact than others, and your risk for breast cancer can...