1. Penncrest Medical Scholars Club

2. What is breast cancer? A malignant tumor of the breast A malignant tumor invade surrounding tissues and spread to other parts of the body Occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it too

3. What causes breast cancer? Scientists aren’t sure why, but about one in every million diving cells ends up with part of its DNA jumbled or missing This often occurs without consequences but cancer develops when the part of a cell that controls its division goes away and cells grow out of control

4. Signs and Symptoms Lump in breast Change in breast size Change in breast color or texture Ect.

5. Treatment Variety of different types of breast cancer, and each one has a slightly different treatment Chemotherapy Radiation Surgery – Mastectomy: surgery to remove the breast – Lumpectomy: surgery to remove just the cancer

6. Thank you! We hope to see you in the Spring!