Breast Cancer

How long has breast cancer been around ? - Breast cancer has been around since 1500 b.c. the details were recorded on a papyrus documenting 8 cases of tumor occurring on the breast . Where was the first case identified ? - The oldest available specimen of a human cancer is found in the remains of skull of a female who lived during the Bronze Age . What gender or age and ethnic group is most likely to have this condition ? - There is no age , it dose mostly happen in women s 40`s and 50`s . but some women as young as 18 have gotten it . and the most ethnic groups to get cancer is black and whites . Is the condition curable ? - Yes cancer is curable for some , Unfortunately for some it has cost the life. more then 80% of cancers today are completely curable it tested early. How is the medical condition managed ?. - The best treatment of breast cancer often requires more than one type of treatment and can include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and anti hormonal therapy . Surgery and radiation therapy are local treatments. That means they can get rid of the cancer in your breast and the nearby area, but they cannot kill cancer cells that have spread to other parts of your body.

How does the medical condition impact a persons life in the following areas : short term , long term Ect .
- Skin cancer is a murderer. This is a fact that is confirmed by the millions of deaths that occur each year because of that. The problem of global warming the world has Indeed reducing the ozone layer, which means that the harmful UV rays of the sun on the percolation and reach people who are exposed to ultraviolet light for long period s time. It is true that the global pollution problem has reached alarming proportions that really cant go to the beach and bask for long periods of time without fear they might get skin cancer .

What are symptoms a person should report to a physician ? - The classic symptoms found in breast cancer is a lump found in the breast or armpit . Breast cancer begins in a cell , which divides & multiplies at an uncontrolled rate . a small clump of cancer cells are to tiny to be felt . so the earliest stages of breast cancer usually have no symptoms .