1. What is cancer?
A cancer is a malignant tumor, which are cells that multiply out of control, destroying healthy tissues (Dictionary)

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Breast Cancer
Arvin Cabanas
Benjamin Kreitz

3. Forecast Where/what organ system(s) in the body?
Rate of breast cancer worldwide
Affected ages
Symptoms
Risk factors
Types of breast cancer
Diagnosis
Effects of the cancer
Stages of cancer
Treatments
Lifespan (prognosis)

4. Where/what organ system in the body?
Reproductive system
Mainly the breast tissues
Lactose lobes/ducts
Cancerous
Normal

5. Rate of breast cancer worldwide
Highest rate – United States “Hamburger Country”
(International Agency for Research on Cancer)

6. Rate of breast cancer worldwide
Lowest Rate – China “Noodle Country” & Africa “Marathon Country”

7. Affected ages (Dr. Roger Henderson, GP)
Between: 50 yrs old and yrs old

8. Symptoms (American Cancer Society)
Lumps Swelling Skin changes

9. Risk Factors (American Cancer Society) Changes in DNA
Alcohol consumption
Not having children or having them later in life
Not breast-feeding
Overweight or obese
Lack of exercise
Night Work (not proven yet)
(American Cancer Society)

10. Diagnosis (Screening and Testing)
Blood test
MRI
X-ray
CT scan
PET scan
Ultrasound
Breast Biopsy
Mammogram
CT scan
PET scan

11. Types of breast cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)
Inflammatory breast cancer
Male breast cancer
Recurrent breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer
(American Cancer Society)

12. Stages of Cancer Stage 0 - non-invasive; no evidence of cancer cells
Stage I - started to invade the tissues in the breast
Stage II - invasive breast cancer found in the axillary (arm pit) lymph nodes
Stage III - inflammatory breast cancer
Stage IV – metastatic cancer; cancer cells that have spread throughout the body organs

13. Treatments Surgery: Chemotherapy Radiation therapy
Lumpectomy (tomy = “to cut”)
Mastectomy
Axillary lymph node dissection
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy

14. Lifespan (Prognosis)
In 5-year survival, ___ out of 100 cancer patients will survive.
Stage 0 = 99
Stage 1 = 92
Stage 2 = 65
Stage 3 = 44
Stage 4 = 14
(Dr. Lori L. Hudson, Immunologist and Molecular Biologist)

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