https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m Breast Cancer en-us 2019-10-21 16:26:38 UTC 2026-03-09 04:36:47 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.pngall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Breast-Cancer-Ribbon-High-Quality-PNG.png akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400418055 Cancer is a category of diseases in which abnormal cells divide rapidly, causing issues such as tumors in the body. When cancerous cells develop in the breasts, this is called breast cancer. The common symbol for breast cancer is a pink ribbon.]]> 2019-10-21 16:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400418055 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400423745 Breast cancer is a non-communicable, non-STI disease.]]> 2019-10-21 16:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400423745 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400425222 Three common symptoms of breast cancer are bumps on the breast, colored discharge from the nipple, and hard lumps in the breast. knowyourlemons.com has 12 common symptoms.]]> 2019-10-21 16:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400425222 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400457811 Three possible causes of breast cancer are a family history of breast cancer, being a woman, and having started menstruation before the age of 12.]]> 2019-10-21 17:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400457811 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400466725 Breast cancer was once called "Nun's Disease" because of the likeliness for it to appear in young women who didn't have any children.

90% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive 5 years past their diagnosis.]]> 2019-10-21 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400466725 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400470162 Cancer can't be fully prevented, however there are ways to make oneself less likely to get it. Three of such ways are losing weight to prevent obesity, not drinking alcohol or smoking, and getting regular checkups/mammograms to catch early signs.]]> 2019-10-21 17:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400470162 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400473073 The people most at risk for breast cancer are those who:
-Are Caucasian
-Are female
-Are over the age of 55
-Have not given birth
-Started menstruation before 12
-Have taken Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)]]> 2019-10-21 17:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400473073 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400477458 There is no cure for breast cancer, however there are many treatments. These include:
-Surgery (mastectomies)
-Chemotherapy
-Radiation therapy
-Hormone blocking drugs]]> 2019-10-21 17:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400477458 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400482134 For something to be "asymptomatic", it shows no signs of having a certain disease.]]> 2019-10-21 18:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400482134 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400483294 The "incubation period" of a disease is the time over which it grows inside the body, often without symptoms.]]> 2019-10-21 18:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400483294 akansa52 https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400484125 My sources for this project were
nationalbreastcancer.org
breastcancer.org
cdc.gov]]> 2019-10-21 18:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/akansa52/oekisak5rz5m/wish/400484125