Breast Cancer Exploration by Tatum Svoboda https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh en-us 2022-07-21 03:56:02 UTC 2022-07-21 05:31:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Basics tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247342157 Breast cancer is usually found when the patient feels a lump near/in the breasts (lymph nodes). ]]> 2022-07-21 04:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247342157 Types of Breast Cancer tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247346351 Breast cancer is a broad term considering there are quite a few different types, depending on where the cancer is located in the breast. Some of these include Lobular cancers, Ductal cancers, Paget disease, Phyllodes tumor, etc. 
(cancer.org: Paragraph 3).]]> 2022-07-21 04:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247346351 Metastatic Breast Cancer tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247352784 Metastatic breast cancer is when the cancer has already spread to other parts of the body, but started in the breast. The five-year survival rate is about 29%. Depending on the stage and where it metastasized to are also factors to one's prognosis.
(cancer.net: Paragraph 1).]]> 2022-07-21 04:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247352784 Sources: tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247354600 Breast cancer - metastatic - statistics. Cancer.Net. (2022, May 31). Retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/breast-cancer-metastatic/statistics 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, September 20). What are the risk factors for breast cancer? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/risk_factors.htm 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, September 20). What are the symptoms of breast cancer? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/symptoms.htm 
Singletary, S. E. (2003, April). Rating the risk factors for breast cancer. Annals of surgery. Retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1514477/ 
What is breast cancer? American Cancer Society. (2021, November 19). Retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/about/what-is-breast-cancer.html 
 
]]> 2022-07-21 04:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247354600 Signs and Symptoms tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247359086 The main signs include:
-Pain in the breast(s)
-Newly developed lumps
-Nipple inverted
-Skin gets thicker/swollen in one area of breast
-The skin starts to dimple
-Discharge from the nipples (possibly bloody)
While these symptoms can be very broad and associated with other health issues, it is important to still get a check up as soon as these are noticed.
(cdc.gov: Paragraph 1).]]> 2022-07-21 04:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247359086 Risk Factors tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247367644 The two main risk factors of breast cancer are being female and above the age of 50. Genetic mutations, family history, dense breasts, etc. Factors where you can lessen the risk include increasing physical activity, taking less hormones, weight management, and controlling alcohol consumption. It is best to get your yearly screenings (more frequent if hereditary) to be safe!
(cdc.gov: Paragraph 2).]]> 2022-07-21 04:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247367644 Age Associated With Breast Cancer tat2161024 https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247377312 It has been found that as you get older and older, your risk of dying from breast cancer increases. It also increases your chances of developing the cancer. According to a medical journal, they state that in 2019 27% of the deaths were women aged 80 or higher. There were a total of 41,760 deaths over all ages in 2019. 
(ACS Journals, Paragraph 12).]]> 2022-07-21 05:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tat2161024/kl8lw9xw2rbjujxh/wish/2247377312