Breast+Cancer

//**Breast cancer **//
**Why did we choose this topic? ** Breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer among Canadian women. On average, 100 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week. **What is breast Cancer?** Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. **types of breast cancer ** 1- Invasive ductal carcinoma: develops in the milk ducts , but breaks out of the duct tubes, and invades, or infiltrates, surrounding tissues 2 -[|Invasive lobular carcinoma]. Cancer cells within the lobular tissue of the breast which have invaded surrounding tissue 3 -Others Cancers that arise from epithelial.They are rare and make up less than 1% of breast cancer



**symptoms**

breast cancer symptomes

-**Major risks factors**: gender, age, genitics, strong family history, Previous breast cancer, earlier radiation treatment. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">**Minor risks factors**: Reproductive factors ,Menstrual history, Obesity, Alcohol consumption, History, Dense breast tissue, Birth control pills,hormone therapy
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">Risks factors **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">**Treatments:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">The treatment which is best for you will depend on many factors, including the characteristics of your breast cancer, the size and location of the tumour.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">surgery
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">radiation therapy
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">chemotherapy
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">Hormone therapy

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//**Statistics of breast cancer in Canada**//

 * **Year: 2010** || **Males** || **Females** ||
 * **Cases** || **180** || **23,200** ||
 * **Incidence rate*** || **1** || **102** ||
 * **Incidence rank** || **-** || **1st** ||
 * **Deaths** || **50** || **5,300** ||
 * **Death rate*** || **<0.5** || **21** ||
 * **5-year survival (2002-2004)** || **84%** || **87%** ||

[|Statistics of breast cancer in Canada]
 * ***age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian Standard Population (per 100,000)** ||

//In conclution, it is important to be aware of what changes to look and feel for in your breasts. Any changes should be reported to your doctor.//
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">Bibliography ; <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">[]  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">﻿[]  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #221a23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: super;">[]  @http://www.breastcancer.org/