1. BREAST CANCER
Jocelyn Morales
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2. BREAST CANCER
 There are about 200,500 cases of breast cancer
reported in the United states.
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics.jsp

3. WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?
 Breast Cancer is a
Malignant tumor. It
starts in the cells of a
breast. A Malignant
tumor is a group of
cancer cells that can
grow into surrounding
tissues or spread to
some parts of your
body.

4. WHAT CAUSES BREAST CANCER?
 The causes of Breast cancer is unclear. It’s a
tumor that starts in the cell of the breast. This
tumor grows. It can also be in women or men.
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-what-is-breast-cancer

5. WHO GETS BREAST CANCER?
Women Men
 Breast cancer is the •Breast cancer may
most common cancer occur in men. Men
among women. The develop breast cancer
chances of a women at any age , but its
having breast cancer usually found in men
sometime during their between 60-70 years
lifetime Is a little less 1 old. Male breast cancer
in 8. makes up less than 1%
 About 230,480 Breast of all cases of breast
cancer in women. cancer.

6. SYMPTOMS
 A lump around the
breast
 Swelling under the
armpit
 Change in size, color
or temperature in
breast
 Sometimes Pain in
breast area
 Blood can come out
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/understanding-
breast-cancer-symptoms

7. WHAT TREATMENT CAN THEY TAKE?
 The three major treatments
of breast cancer are:
 Surgery
 Radiation
 Drug therapy
 Breast cancer treatments
are identified as local or
systemic:
 Local Treatment are
considered local therapies.
 Systemic Treatment is drug
treatment it helps because
it affects the whole body.

8. SOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGK2B8BoSkc

9. SURGERIES?

10. HOW MANY SURVIVORS?
 There are 9.8 million survivors in the United States.
 64 percent of adults whose cancer is diagnosed
today can expect to be living in five years.
 The majority of breast cancer survivors are aged 65
or older.
 Seventy-nine percent of childhood survivors will live
five years after after diagnosis and 75 percent will
be living ten years following diagnosis.