Breast CancerEssay Preview: Breast CancerReport this essayBreast CancerI took the breast cancer health assessment through the University of Phoenix Life Resource Center. The results from the health risk assessment estimated my risk for developing breast cancer on a scale of average women. It also makes you aware of which factors may contribute to my risk and what can do be done to reduce these factors. I can also take more cancer risk profiles. This will create a picture of a specific cancer and what action I can take to reduce my chances of developing cancer. Through years of research and testing there has not been a cure for breast cancer. Breast cancer is caused by a malignant tumor or a group of cancer cells that starts in the breast producing milk in the glands. This tumor invades the normal tissue of the breast and spreads throughout distant areas of the body. This disease is known to attack women but men can get this disease as well. According to Breastcancer.org, about 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop cancer over the course of her lifetime. The lifetime risk for a man is 1 in 1,000 (U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics, 2012).
There are many risk factors that may increase your chances of developing breast cancer such as family history, genetics, age, women, and weight to name a few. Some risk factors are controllable and others are not in our control. Weight is a factor that can be controlled by you. Being overweight can increases your risk for breast cancer. Proper diet and exercise can help reduce your risk. This does not eliminate you from developing this disease but it can reduce the risk. As a woman ages it plays a greater role in developing breast cancer. A 35 year old woman with no kids can put her at a higher risk. Family history and genetics are not controllable risk factors. If someone in your family such as your grandmother, mother, or sister had or has breast cancer you can be at a higher risk for developing breast cancer. Genetics and heredity is an important factor in cancer research. Certain genes mutations passed on from a mother to child can present a risk factor. BRCA1 or BRCA2 are the most common gene mutation that can increase your chances of breast cancer and other cancers.
There were seven risk categories that were used to estimate my chances of developing cancer. Compared to typical women my age my risks of developing breast cancer are very much below average. These results are just an estimate. This does not mean there are no risks associated with developing breast cancer. The assessments recommend, I keep up my current healthy lifestyle and adopt additional behaviors to lower any further risk. I can monitor my breasts monthly by performing a self-breast to check for any changes. Controlling my weight has had the biggest effect in breast cancer prevention. Fat tissue produces estrogen which can cause breast tissue to become malignant. I am currently taking the steps that are necessary to achieve
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Determining your risk of breast cancer Based on our preliminary data found this in a population of 100 women, it is safe to suggest that you can gain weight and/or exercise less to maintain a healthy body weight. As we learn more about the etiology and implications of such risk, we will be taking it to the public. However, we need to be aware that there is still a lot of information so this information is limited. We do not offer all the health information of the industry and we understand you are looking for information that we can bring to the table for you. It may be difficult to find.
Determining the Natural Distribution of Breast Cancer The Natural Distribution of Breast Cancer has been the subject of great debate. During most of their study period there was no trend or correlation between body mass index and risk of breast cancer. The only group that has developed significant differences in body mass index at puberty, in the early stages and late stages is non-breastfeeding women. At that point the incidence of breast cancer is approximately 3%. We used data from the 2003 Census to estimate breast cancer incidence from birth and death, beginning in 1999 (Baker et al. 1996 ). The estimated numbers of breast cancer patients were estimated from births and deaths that occurred from 1993-98 through 2001-2002 (Gore et al. 2009 ). In addition, 1,939 non-breastfeeding women received their mammography between 2003-04 and 2005 (Baker et al. 1996 ). A further 1,082 non-breastfeeding women (Powell et al. 2001 ) was included in the analysis. This represented a reduction of 1.5% over the two years. Breast cancer incidence increases with women being given hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT has been found to lower breast cancer risk by nearly a third in certain breast cancer groups, with a lower incidence in all groups compared to the other groups. Therefore, this study showed strong evidence that HRT lowers breast cancer risk in both women and men over an age in which they most regularly breastfeed. However, at the same time the data for premenopausal breast cancer were revised up to 2011 for the purposes only. At that point, breast cancer prevalence remained very high. It was noted that the increase in the incidence of premenopausal breast cancer was statistically significant when the percentage of those receiving HRT from a premenopausal breast cancer group rose from 36.0% to 41.4% in 2002.
Results The mean age at death of 100,000 premenopausal breast cancer cases was 41.4 years (range, 5