Breast Cancer

What causes Breast cancer?

• Advancing age of women or family history of breast cancer

How is breast cancer spread?

• When the tumor is spread to a nearby organ in the body

what are signs/symptoms of breast cancer

• swelling of all part of a breast
• skin irritation or dimpling
• breast or nipple pain
• nipple reaction

who does breast cancer affect

• women with dense breast tissue

treatment options

• therapy
• breast-conserving surgery

what is the success rate of breast cancer

• 5 year rate-90 percent
• 10 year rate-83 percent

are treatment options locally in arkansas

• yes

how do you prevent breast cancer

• don't smoke
• limit alcohol
• control weight
• be pyhsically active

what are 4 lifestyle choices that can prevent breast cancer

• don't smoke
• limit alcohol
• control weight
• be pyhsically active

2 of 6 health components that breast cancer affects

• high blood pressure
• diabetes
• examples: Type 1 Diabetes
• hypertension=hbp

how does alcohol use affect breast cancer

• a change in the size, shape or feel of a breast a new lump or thickening in a breast or armpit skin changes on such as puckering, dimpling, a rash or redness of the skin

how does drug use affect breast cancer

• It increases hormone levels

how does tobacco use affect breast cancer

• increase complications from breast cancer treatment