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    One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and one woman will die of breast cancer every thirteen minutes in the U.S. This is very sad but true. People know that it happens‚ but it’ll never happen to them‚ until it hits close to home. There are precautions that women can take to lower their risk of developing the disease. Knowing what to look for can save a life as far as early detection. The best thing that anyone can do is to educate themselves so that they are aware of signs

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    Case Study 1: Breast Cancer Situation: The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were

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    their transformation to cancer cells. These agents are termed as “carcinogenic”. Another theory of how cancer develops states that the body itself produces abnormal cells. Normally‚ these abnormal cells are destroyed by immune system. In cases of immunologic deficiency‚ the immune system fails to destroy the abnormal cells which eventually become the cancer cells (Udan‚ 2002). According to Reyes & Layug (2009)‚ breast cancer is an unregulated growth of abnormal cells in breast tissue. Its cause is

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    Breast Cancer in African American Women Tristian L. Richard Southern University and A&M College Breast Cancer in African American Women Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States‚ according to the American Cancer Society (2012). It is also the principle cause of death from cancer among women globally. The U.S. has one of the highest incidence rates worldwide‚ just under 30% of cancer in women are breast cancer (BreastCancer.Org‚ 2012). It is estimated

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    Outline Thesis: Breast cancer‚ however‚ remains one of the major concerns in the medical field‚ mainly because it has many forms and happens to strike a large number of women. I-Cancer as the disease of the twentieth century A-Definition of cancer B-Statistics on cancer victims II-The nature of breast cancer A-Breast cancer as a leading cause of death among women B-Types of breast cancer 1-In situ cancers 2-Invasive cancers 3-Inflammatory cancers III-Causes of breast cancer A-The heredity

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    Breast Cancer: Risk Factors‚ Detection & Treatment Among all American women who die when they are between the ages of forty and forty-five‚ the cause of death most likely to be listed on their death certificates is BREAST CANCER. Breast tumors are responsible for the greatest number of deaths among women‚ and breast cancer alone is the cause of almost one fifth of all cancer related mortalities. It results in the death of thirty seven thousand American women every year. Currently‚ there is

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    Abstract Introduction Breast cancer remains a significant scientific‚ clinical and societal challenge. This gap analysis has reviewed and critically assessed enduring issues and new challenges emerging from recent research‚ and proposes strategies for translating solutions into practice. Methods More than 100 internationally recognised specialist breast cancer scientists‚ clinicians and healthcare professionals collaborated to address nine thematic areas: genetics‚ epigenetics and epidemiology;

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    For many years‚ the disease of breast cancer has terrified women across America. Breast cancer is an internal tumor in the breast that is not easily noticeable to the naked eye. In the story of Abigail Adams we learn that 200 years ago cancer was simply a death sentence. When Abigail developed breast cancer‚ treatment could easily be as deadly as the disease. The advances in technology and numerous treatment options as well as educating women in early detection has greatly evolved over time. In

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    Depression: A Biopsychosocial Perspective Major Depressive Disorder‚ or depression‚ is by far the most common mental illness in Canada. It affects people from all ethnic‚ socioeconomic and religious backgrounds. It is estimated that 8% of Canadians will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. With such prevalence‚ much study and analysis has been done to find a root cause. Three different perspectives are studied in the hopes of finding this origin. The biological perspective‚ focuses

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    Biopsychosocial Perspective Christina Parker PSYCH 626 April 07‚ 2014 David Engstrom Biopsychosocial Perspective Psychologists past‚ present‚ and future desire the answer to one basic question; “what factors influence a person’s physical and mental health are they related if a relationship exists”; thus Health Psychology emerged. In pursuit of the answer several models or perspectives came about. Over time psychologist realized that focusing on one causal factor results in partial information

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