a shorth way to explain it

1. BREAST CANCER
DAFNE A. HINOJOS – DIEGO CASTILLO – JESSICA A. VILLEGAS

2. ¿WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?
▪ Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant
tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or
spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body. The disease occurs almost entirely
in women, but men can get it, too.

3. SIGNS AND SYNPTOMS
▪ Swelling of all or part of the breast.
▪ Skin irritation or dimpling.
▪ Breast pain.
▪ Nipple pain or the nipple turning inward.
▪ Redness, scariness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin.
▪ A nipple discharge other than breast milk.
▪ A lump in the underarm area.

4. ▪ Just being a woman is the biggest risk factor for developing breast cancer.
▪ Age, about two out of three invasive breast cancers are found in women 55 or older.
▪ Family History.
▪ Genetics.
▪ Radiation to Chest or Face Before Age 30.
▪ Lifestyle.
RISK FACTORS

5. DIAGNOSIS
Breast cancer is sometimes found after symptoms appear, but many women with early breast
cancer have no symptoms. This is why getting the recommended screening tests before any
symptoms develop is so important.
▪ Mammograms is an x-ray of the breast.
▪ Ultrasound, also known as sonography, uses sound waves to outline a part of the body.
▪ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast, MRI scans use radio waves and strong magnets
instead of x-rays.
▪ Etc.

6. MANAGEMENT
The management of breast cancer depends on various factors, including the stage of the
cancer and the age of the patient. Increasingly aggressive treatments are employed in
accordance with the poorer the patient's prognosis and the higher the risk of recurrence of
the cancer following treatment.
• Surgery involves the physical removal of the tumor, typically along with some of the
surrounding tissue.
• Medication.
• Radiotherapy is given after surgery to the region of the tumor bed and regional lymph
nodes, to destroy microscopic tumor cells that may have escaped surgery.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-diagnosis
https://www.papermasters.com/breast-cancer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer