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Breast Cancer in Young Women
by
Kim Wooden
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Facts
• While the majority of women who develop breast
cancer are postmenopausal, younger women are
more likely to develop aggressive forms of the
disease.
• Women ages 15 to 34 and 35 to 54 die more
frequently from breast cancer than any other cancer.
• No effective breast-cancer screening tool yet exists
for women ages 40 or younger.
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http:www.youngsurvivorcoalition.org
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Statistics
• In the United States alone, 1out of every 8 women
will be diagnosed with breast cancer .
• Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosed among
women in the U.S. It’s second only to lung cancer as
a cause of cancer death.
• Breast cancer often detected too late. If found early,
the five year survival rates are 98 percent for breast
cancer and 92 percent for cervical cancer.
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http:www.cancer.org
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Your Breast
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Factors of Breast Cancer
Major Risk Factors
• Family history
• Starting menstrual period at
a young age
• Obesity
• Radiation exposure
• Race- Caucasian
• Dense breasts
• Inherited gene BRCA1 or
BRCA 2
Other Risk factors
• Taking birth control pills
• Smoking
• Alcohol consumption
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Cancer
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Symptoms
• Finding a mass or lump
which may be the size
of a pea.
• Dimpling in the breast.
• Changes in skin texture
of breast.
• Discharge from the
nipple.
• Redness of the skin on
the breast or nipple.
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Diagnosis
• Traditional
Mammography
• Digital
Mammography
• Ultrasound
• MRI
• Breast Biopsy
• Genetic Testing
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Traditional Mammography
• A mammogram, or x-ray
of the breast, is a
method of detecting
breast cancer tumors
that cannot be felt.
Mammograms are done
with a special type of xray machine used only
for mammograms and
which produce a picture
of the breast on film.
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Digital Mammography
• Produces high-quality
images of the breast
• Can show cancer that
may be too small for you
or your doctor to feel
• Allows for a more
accurate diagnosis of
breast cancer
• Provides easier access for
your referring physician
to obtain your imaging
results
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Ultrasound
• Breast ultrasound
uses sound waves
that cannot be
heard by humans
to look at the
breast.
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MRI
• A breast MRI
(magnetic resonance
imaging) scan is a
imaging test that
uses powerful
magnets and radio
waves to create
pictures of the
breast and
surrounding tissue.
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Biopsy
• A breast biopsy
is a procedure in
which cells are
collected for
microscopic
examination.
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Genetic Testing
• A genetic test examines
the genetic information
contained inside a
person's cells, called
DNA, to determine if
that person has or will
develop breast cancer
or could pass the
disease to his or her
offspring.
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Treatment
Surgery
• Lumpectomy
• Partial mastectomy
• Modified radical
mastectomy
• Radical mastectomy
Other Forms of Treatment
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation
• Hormonal therapy
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Lumpectomy
• A lumpectomy is a type
of surgery that removes
a tumor or lump from
the breast, along with a
small amount of
surrounding tissue.
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Partial Mastectomy
• Surgery that removes
less than the whole
breast, taking part of
the breast where the
cancer is found and
some of the healthy
tissue that surrounds
the breast.
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Modified Radical Mastectomy
• During a modified radical
mastectomy, the surgeon
removes the breast
(including the skin, breast
tissue, areola, and nipple)
and most of the lymph
nodes under the arm. The
lining over the large
muscle in the chest called
the pectoralis major is
also removed.
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Chemotherapy
is the use of
drugs to
systemically
treat breast
cancer.
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Radiation
• Radiation is the use of high-energy X-rays to
kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
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Prevention
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Restrict alcohol use
Stop smoking
Maintain your weight
Exercise
Breast feed your baby
Cook and eat well
Avoid extra hormones
Breast self-exams
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Knowledge is Power!
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Sources For Further Information
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Young Survivor Coalition
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society
Susan G. Komen
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References
• Buckman, R. (2010). Cancer is a word, not a sentence. London, England:
• CollinCarvalho, L. (2009). The everything guide to living with breast
cancer. Avon, Ma: F&W Media.
• Feuerstein, M. (2007). Handbook of cancer survivorship. New York,
NY:Springer.
• http:// www.scdhec.gov/health/chcdp/cancer/bcn.htm
• http://www.cancer.org
• http://www.youngsurvival.org
• http://www.breastcancer.org
• Link, J. (2007). The breast cancer survival manual. (Fourth ed.). New York,
NY: Holt Paperback, Macmillian.
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• Miller, K. (2008). Choices in breast cancer treatment. Baltinore, Md: Johns
Hopkins Press.
• Shockney, L.(2010). Patient’s guide to breast cancer. Boston, M: Jones and
Bartlett.
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