Informative Essay On Breast Cancer
Kaitlynn Reynolds
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 of the number one killers of women. Catching the cancer when it’s too late, or not being knowledgeable about the topic can be really risky and could cost you your life or the life of a loved one.
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells in your breast. This disease is mostly found in women but is also often found in men as well. Our breasts have glands called lobules(which make breast milk), ducts (which carry the milk from the lobules to the nipple), fatty tissues, blood vessels, and lymph. The cancer is mostly found to start forming in the cells that line the ducts but sometimes can begin in the lobules. Your lymphs have vessels that are similar to veins. Inside these vessels is fluid which contains immune system cells and waste products. Most lymph vessels lead to …show more content…
Many doctors have their own way to treating it. Some women go through chemo-radiation to try to kill off the cancer cells but isn’t always effective and sometimes just isn’t worth it. Other treatments are simply the removal of the breast altogether. Some women fear that if they get chemo-radiation that it won’t be effective and may not have killed all of the cancer cells, causing the cells to grow more later on down the road, creating a risk that it will spread to the lymph nodes. When women get their breast removed some opt for plastic surgery and get fake ones put in place to feel like a woman
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 of the number one killers of women. Catching the cancer when it’s too late, or not being knowledgeable about the topic can be really risky and could cost you your life or the life of a loved one.
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells in your breast. This disease is mostly found in women but is also often found in men as well. Our breasts have glands called lobules(which make breast milk), ducts (which carry the milk from the lobules to the nipple), fatty tissues, blood vessels, and lymph. The cancer is mostly found to start forming in the cells that line the ducts but sometimes can begin in the lobules. Your lymphs have vessels that are similar to veins. Inside these vessels is fluid which contains immune system cells and waste products. Most lymph vessels lead to …show more content…
Many doctors have their own way to treating it. Some women go through chemo-radiation to try to kill off the cancer cells but isn’t always effective and sometimes just isn’t worth it. Other treatments are simply the removal of the breast altogether. Some women fear that if they get chemo-radiation that it won’t be effective and may not have killed all of the cancer cells, causing the cells to grow more later on down the road, creating a risk that it will spread to the lymph nodes. When women get their breast removed some opt for plastic surgery and get fake ones put in place to feel like a woman