SCS Breast Cancer Awareness Contest

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Estimated risk of developing breast cancer according to age

• Risk up to age 29, 1 in 2,000.
• Risk up to age 39, 1 in 215.
• Risk up to age 49, 1 in 50.
• Risk up to age 59, 1 in 22.
• Risk up to age 69, 1 in 13.
• Lifetime risk, 1 in 8.

 

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• When breast cancer spreads beyond the breast, it is said to be “metastatic.” The most common places breast cancer spreads to are the bones, liver, and lungs.

My Wife's best friend, just went through Chemo, Mastectomy of both, and is now enduring Radiation treatments. She has been so strong through this.

 

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1. The left breast is statistically more prone to developing cancer than the right breast. Scientists are unsure why.

 

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The youngest known survivor of breast cancer is Aleisha Hunter from Ontario, Canada. At only three years old, Aleisha underwent a complete mastectomy in 2010 to treat her juvenile strain of breast cancer.

 

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The first operation to use anesthesia was a breast cancer surgery.

 

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The incidence of breast cancer is highest in more developed countries and lowest in less developed countries.

 

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The first recorded mastectomy for breast occurred in A.D. 548 on Theodora, Empress of Byzantine.

 

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White women have a higher incidence of breast cancer than African American women. However, African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.

 

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One myth about breast cancer is that a person’s risk is increased only when there are affected relatives on the mother’s side of the family. However, the father’s side of the family is equally important in assessing breast cancer risk.

 

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Breast cancer was often called the “nun’s disease” because of the high incidence of nuns affected by the cancer.

 

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Breastfeeding has consistently been shown to reduce breast cancer—the greater the duration, the greater the benefit.

 

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Women with high breast density were found to have a four- to six-fold increased risk of breast cancer compared with women with lower breast density.

 

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Nurses who work night shifts and flight attendants who have circadian rhythm disruption have a higher risk of breast cancer with long-term employment. The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently concluded that shift work, especially at night, is carcinogenic to humans.

 

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The most common type of breast cancer (70%) originates in the breast ducts and is known as ductal carcinoma. A less common type of breast cancer (15%) is known aslobular carcinoma, or cancer that originates in the lobules. More rare types of cancers include medullary carcinoma, Paget’s disease, tubular carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and phyllodes tumors.

 

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The American Journal of Clinical Nutritionreports a higher risk of breast cancer in women who take multivitamins.

 

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Research has found that pomegranates may help prevent breast cancer. Chemicals called ellagitannins block the production of estrogen, which can fuel some types of breast cancer.

 

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On average, it takes 100 days or more for a cancer cell to double in size. It takes about 10 years for cells to divide to a size that can be actually felt.

 

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Notable women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer include “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon (diagnosed in 2006 at age 40), Sheryl Crow (diagnosed in 2006 at 44), Kylie Minoque (diagnosed in 2005 at 36), Elizabeth Edwards (diagnosed in 2004 at 55), Jaclyn Smith (diagnosed in 2002 at 56), and Christina Applegate (diagnosed in 2008 at 36). Other historical figures include Mary Washington (mother of George Washington), Empress Theodora (wife of Justinian), and Anne of Austria (mother of Louis the XIV).

 

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Breast cancer was one of the first cancers to be described by ancient physicians. For example, physicians in ancient Egypt described breast cancer more than 3,500 years ago. One surgeon describes “bulging” tumors in the breast of which “there is no cure.”

 

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In 400 B.C., Hippocrates describe breast cancer as a humoral disease caused by black bile or melancholia. He labeled cancerkarkinos, meaning “crab,” because the tumors seemed to have tentacles which looked like the legs of crab