Breast Cancer: What are the signs, symptoms, stages, epistemology and treatments for breast cancer?
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and it is also considered to be the second leading cause of death of cancer. Breast cancer is a very serious disease that if it is left untreated it can spread to other organs and eventually kill you. There are many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer every day but they usually do not know a lot about it in terms of how it forms and the many ways it can be treated. Even if you do not have breast cancer, chances are that you know or will know someone who will get it, so it is imperative that people understand the signs and symptoms, the stages of breast cancer, epistemology, and understand
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According to a breast cancer association (Breastcancer.org) “the purpose of staging system is to help organized the several factors and some of the personality features of the cancer into categories”. The reasons why they classify it into stages is to have better understanding of the prognosis, guide treatments decisions, and to describe the extent of breast cancer. The various stages of breast cancer are described as the following: 0, I, II, III, and IV. In stage 0 there is no evidence of cancer cells. The breast cancer association states that “Stage 0 is used to describe non-invasive breast cancers, such as DCIS and LCIS”. In stage I they argue that the tumor measures up to two centimeters. During this stage cancer cells are breaking through normal tissue. Stage II is divided into IIA and IIB. IIA is when a tumor cannot be found in the breast but there are cancer cells found in the lymphatic nodes and it measured is less than five centimeters. IIB is when the tumor is larger than five centimeters but has not spread the auxiliary nodes. Stage III is divides into IIIA, 1IIB, and IIIC. During this stage, no tumor can be found in the breast but cancer is found in the axillaries lymph nodes sticking to other structure and it can be spread to the breastbone. The tumor may be any size and could spread to the chest wall and there may be no signs of cancer. During the last stage of breast cancer, stage IV,
Orenstein is notably biased in her choice of words and use of loaded language. The author uses the pathos appeal which is effective because it triggers the audiences emotions, but overused it which made it ineffective. The audience may understand that Orenstein is passionate in regards to this topic because she underwent that traumatic experience, which definitely effects her perception on details surrounding breast cancer. On a analysis level, it is suggested for her to use only fewer but relevant statistics, tune down her bias, and include claims from a doctor’s point of view. This article’s inclusion of too much logos and overuse of pathos has limited the extent of this argument, therefore rendering the topic
Lifestyle and environmental factors have been closely analyzed for any links that may increase breast cancer risk. During research, it has been found that newer lab tests that are more sensitive, can detect cancer cells that maybe have broken away from the tumor in order to help predict the recurrence of the
Women attaining lower incomes are more likely to experience the worst outcomes when they are diagnosed with breast cancer. Hence, studies have demonstrated that African American women are 40% to 70% risk of being diagnosed with stage 4
Breast cancer groups have been become more extensive by including older women as
Metaphors and myths about illnesses like cancer and tuberculosis constantly besiege people in society according to Susan Sontag in the book Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors. When someone becomes ill with cancer or TB, more often than not, they are negatively associated with the illness. Through Sontag’s medical research, opinions, observations, and viewpoint she dedicates her writing to end the myths that demoralize individuals. Cancer is a disease, not an evil condition that defines someone.
Stage 2: The Pre Operational Stage 2-7 years. In this video they do the conservation test on a little girl. She is defined as a preoperational child because when tested she observed that the two glasses had an equal amount of juice in them but when the woman poured the juice into a taller glass she assumed that
Cancer is one of the scariest diagnoses to go through or experience with a close family member or friend. Henrietta Lacks a black woman in the 50’s was diagnosed with cervical cancer little did she know her doctors stole her cells for research and never spoke about it. In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks you get to experience what the author. Rebecca Skloot goes through as she tries to figure out what happened with Henrietta Lack in the early 200’s Skloot gets in contact to get to know the situation better but the Lacks family knew little to none about Henrietta’s condition and the research that was being done to her revolutionary cells.
The story Cancer by Janice Deal is told from third person limited point of view. The author focuses primarily on the one character Janine, to the exclusion of the other characters. We know very little of the other characters, Janine’s coworkers and her male friend, but we are armed with a plethora of information about Janine. We get to know her intimately.
Stage 1, pre-transition, refers to a high birth rate and a high death rate. These conditions resulted in no significant changes in the total population where population growth is very low. For most of human
A false positive is a test result suggesting that a woman has breast cancer when she does not. False-positive results often lead to additional follow-up procedures to confirm a true diagnosis, some of which are invasive (such as breast biopsy). While some women don’t mind the anxiety that often accompanies a false-positive mammogram, others
I encourage all of you to arm yourself with the knowledge and resources available to prevent this disease. Learn more at anthonybrown.com/breastcancer
“The Cancer Journals” Literary Analysis Audre Lorde’s “The Cancer Journals” depicts her struggle to find her identity after her experience with breast cancer-a life altering event. Through Audre Lorde’s own experiences with adapting to a new lifestyle, she emphasizes a strong theme of the importance of finding oneself and the need for a true identity in life. She effectively describes her struggle with cancer and identity primarily through imagery, and diction to create a personalized style. Throughout the novel, Lorde presents a changed perspective due to her breast cancer and mastectomy.
Mrs. T, a 67 year old female, recently retired daycare teacher who was diagnosed with left (L.)breast cancer (ca) in July 2015. She felt a bump on her L. breast in July 2015 and saw her family physician. The doctor sent her for tests at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) and she was diagnosed with L. breast cancer, PR negative(-), ER- and HER-.The patient (pt)’s first treatment at the oncology clinic took place on September 30th, 2015. She started the NSABP B56 experimental treatment protocol. The protocol states prechemotherapy, administer Ranitidine 50 milligrams(mg) intravenously (IV), diphenhydramine 50 mg IV and Dexamethasone 20 mg IV pre-Paclitaxel and Granisetron 1 mg IV pre-Carboplatin only.
Breast cancer and Mastectomy produce two great sources of psychological stress, one to do with the individual existence and survival, and the other to do with the femininity and self-image (Tarrier, Living with Breast Cancer and Mastectomy). The most common reaction to Mastectomy is anxiety and depression (Tarrier, Living with Breast Cancer and Mastectomy). The most common reason for Mastectomy is breast cancer (A.D.A.M Encyclopedia) Women who have a very high risk of developing breast cancer may choose to have a preventive (or prophylactic) mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer (A.D.A.M
In the third stage, the relationship moves from being in a formal to a more of a personal relationship. At this point in time, the couple begins to disclose personal information about themselves. They reveal more aspects of their lives. The fourth stage is called the integration stage. At this point, the couple has put a label on their relationship, and have defined the place they find themselves in.