BREAST CANCER

BREAST CANCER
BY: KHLOE PENELOPE CRUISE
breast cancer occurs when cells in the breast
begin to grow out of control enabling them to
INVADE NEARBY TISSUES OR SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
body. collections of these out of control
tissues are called tumors. however, not all
BREAST TUMORS ARE CONSIDERED CANCEROUS SINCE
certain types of large cells just cannot be
spread or threaten a person's life and this kind
OF TUMOR IS CALLED BENIGN TUMOR. ON THE OTHER
hand, the tumors that can spread all throughout
the body or invade nearby tissues are considered
CANCEROUS CELLS AND ARE MALIGNANT. CANCER CELLS
usually comes from either ducts or glands in the
breast that is why it may take months or even
YEARS FOR A TUMOR TO BE NOTICE IN THE BREAST.
breast tumors are screened with the use of
mammograms that are rather accurate in screening
TUMOR OR CANCER CELLS.
women are much prone to develop breast cancer
that men. only 1% to 2% of men have been known
TO HAVE CASES OF BREAST CANCER. THE EARLY ONSET
of menstruation in women at the age of 12
increases the risk for a breast cancer on the
OTHER HAND AN EARLY MENOPAUSAL PERIOD MAY REDUCE
the risk of breast cancer. the risk for women to
have breast cancer increases with age in fact a
STUDY SHOWS THAT WOMEN OVER 50 ARE MORE LIKELY
to develop breast cancer. nevertheless, the
incidence of breast cancer among younger women
IS ALSO INCREASING IN AN ALARMING RATE THAT IS
why more women of ages 20s to 30s have subjected
themselves to be diagnosed.
BREAST CANCER IS NOT ONLY ACQUIRED BUT ALSO CAN
be inherited. for women who have genetic
mutation such as brca1 or brca2 has an 80% risk
OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. WOMEN WHO HAVE
first-degree relative diagnosed to have breast
cancer increase their risk of also acquiring
BREAST CANCER. MOREOVER, WOMEN WITH FIRST-DEGREE
relative that are diagnosed to have breast
cancer before menopause increase the risk for
THEM IN ACQUIRING BREAST CANCER.
some factors contribute to the occurrence of
breast cancer and these are as follows: smoking,
ALCOHOL AND RADIATION EXPOSURE. WOMEN WHO ARE
smoking will increase their chances to have
breast cancer. aside from that, high intakes of
ALCOHOL HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE A SOURCE OF BREAST
cancer. radiation exposure is another factor
that contributes to breast cancer. studies have
SHOWN THAT WOMEN AS WELL AS CHILDREN WHO HAVE
undergone high-dose radiation therapy have a
much higher chance of having breast cancer.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

she loves to read and write poems. a romantic at
HEART.