Breast Cancer Research Paper
Breast Cancer
By: Jacqueline McFarland
April 3, 2012
“Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and afflicts two of every three families.” (Zelman, M., Holdaway, P., Tompary, E., Raymond, J. & Mulvihill, M.L., 2010). Breast cancer is the most frequent diagnosed cancer in women. More than one million cases occur worldwide annually (Zelman, M., Holdaway, P., Tompary, E., Raymond, J. & Mulvihill, M.L., 2010). When it comes to breast cancer there are many areas that you should look at to understand, and be aware of. The areas are to know the cause and risk factors, prevention and detection, the effects on your health, and lastly your treatment options. We will cover each of these areas throughout this essay. When it comes …show more content…
There are not too many things that effect the health of women with breast cancer, some women suffers from physical, psychological and social symptoms during diagnoses and treatment. Another effect would be that if a woman has a lumpectomy it will limit their mobility of their arms for awhile due to the stitches and healing correctly. Lastly, the effect of breast cancer on your health is with radiation or chemotherapy treatments affect your immune system by weakening it and make it easier for them to get other infections or …show more content…
Things that we should include in it is the importance of screening, description of screening methods, effect of screening on survival, and discussion of recommended screenings. The importance of screening is to get diagnosed earlier instead of waiting until it is either too late to do something or do treatment but you still might not have a really chance to bet it. Also early diagnoses and treatment has demonstrated an increase in cure and survival rate. Screening methods would include doing a self breast exam at home and if you feel something in question then contact your doctor, having regular mammography’s, ultrasounds, other imagining done like a MRI, or even if a lump is found having a breast biopsy done to see if it is benign or malignant. “Nurses and midwives play a vital role in increasing women’s awareness of early detection and providing adequate information about breast cancer screening.” (“The effects of an educational program on knowledge of breast cancer, early detection practices and health beliefs of nurses and midwives.” 2010). The effects of screening have a big effect on survival of woman. “It is estimated that 4.4 million women are alive today in whom breast cancer was diagnosed with in the last five years.” (“The effects
By: Jacqueline McFarland
April 3, 2012
“Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and afflicts two of every three families.” (Zelman, M., Holdaway, P., Tompary, E., Raymond, J. & Mulvihill, M.L., 2010). Breast cancer is the most frequent diagnosed cancer in women. More than one million cases occur worldwide annually (Zelman, M., Holdaway, P., Tompary, E., Raymond, J. & Mulvihill, M.L., 2010). When it comes to breast cancer there are many areas that you should look at to understand, and be aware of. The areas are to know the cause and risk factors, prevention and detection, the effects on your health, and lastly your treatment options. We will cover each of these areas throughout this essay. When it comes …show more content…
There are not too many things that effect the health of women with breast cancer, some women suffers from physical, psychological and social symptoms during diagnoses and treatment. Another effect would be that if a woman has a lumpectomy it will limit their mobility of their arms for awhile due to the stitches and healing correctly. Lastly, the effect of breast cancer on your health is with radiation or chemotherapy treatments affect your immune system by weakening it and make it easier for them to get other infections or …show more content…
Things that we should include in it is the importance of screening, description of screening methods, effect of screening on survival, and discussion of recommended screenings. The importance of screening is to get diagnosed earlier instead of waiting until it is either too late to do something or do treatment but you still might not have a really chance to bet it. Also early diagnoses and treatment has demonstrated an increase in cure and survival rate. Screening methods would include doing a self breast exam at home and if you feel something in question then contact your doctor, having regular mammography’s, ultrasounds, other imagining done like a MRI, or even if a lump is found having a breast biopsy done to see if it is benign or malignant. “Nurses and midwives play a vital role in increasing women’s awareness of early detection and providing adequate information about breast cancer screening.” (“The effects of an educational program on knowledge of breast cancer, early detection practices and health beliefs of nurses and midwives.” 2010). The effects of screening have a big effect on survival of woman. “It is estimated that 4.4 million women are alive today in whom breast cancer was diagnosed with in the last five years.” (“The effects