There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Types of cancers are usually
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There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Types of cancers are usually named for the organs/tissues were the cancers form. E.g. bone cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, etc. Pick one type of cancer of your interest, and study: (1) The statistics of this particular type of cancer, e.g. male vs. female, age, survival rate, life span, cost, etc. (2) How does this type of cancer form? What went wrong? (3) Are there different types of such particular cancer? For example, the most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, but there is also inflammatory breast cancer. If the type of cancer you picked to study has different forms/types, how are they different? (4) Cause (s)? (5) Treatment (s)? Are they sufficient/effective to this particular type of cancer? (6) How to prevent? (7) Any pre-screening available?Explanation / Answer
Breast cancer is the cancer that develops from the breast tissue. The signs of breast cancer includes a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin.
(1) Statistics:
Incidence of breast cancer per 100,000 cases by race
127.9 in white Caucasian
124.4 - African/American
96.3 - Asian/Pacific/Islander
92.1 - Hispanic
82.0 - American Indian/Alaska native.
1 in 1000 men are diagnose with breast cancer in their life time.
(2) Breast cancer starts off in the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply them with milk. A breast cancer that started off in the lobules is known as lobular carcinoma, while one that developed from the ducts is called ductal carcinoma.
(3) Types of breast cancer:
Ductal carcinoma in situ.
Invasive ductal carcinoma.
Tubular carcinoma of the breast.
Medullary carcinoma of the breast.
Mucinous carcinoma of the breast.
Papillary carcinoma of the breast.
Cribriform carcinoma of the breast.
Invasive lobular carcinoma.
(4) Cause of breast cancer:
Aging, genetics, a history of breast cancer, already had certain types of breast lumps, dense breast tissue, estrogen exposure, obesty, height, alcohol consumption, radiation exposure, hormone replacement therapy.
(5) Treatments:
Removal of cancer or lumpectomy or partial mastectomy.
Lymph node evaluation: Sentinel lymph node biopsy and/or axillary lymph node dissection.
(6) Prevention:
Changing the lifestyle or eating habits.
Avoiding things that are known to cause cancer.
Taking the medicines to treat a precancerous condition or to keep cancer from starting.
Risk-reducing surgery.
(7) Pre-screening:
checking both the breasts and lymph nodes in the armpit
feeling for any lumps or other abnormalities
A mammogram or an X-ray for screeing for breast cancer
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