I normally do not enjoy talking about illness and things that cause sufferings, but when I talked to anonymous I interviewed, it changed my perspective not only on cancer, but what it actually is. Anonymous was forty-three when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She felt a lump, and was feeling pain and tiredness. She went to the doctor and in under two days she was diagnosed with a major tumor. Upon receiving this information, she was shocked and saddened to find that she had one of the most deadly and incurable illnesses in the world. She was immediately put through chemotherapy, which lasted seven months. During chemo, she felt extreme exhaustion, and spent most of her time sleeping. She also Lost all of her hair and had to wear a wig or hats in public. Near the end of chemo, she got sick easily and contracted colds, flues, and other ailments that were around. After she successfully completed chemo, she went through four months of radiation. It caused her major rashes and her skin was severely damaged. She had to change her clothing style, and could not wear many things that she loved before. After cancer, her life changed for the better. She realized who loved her, cared about her, and how much her family meant to her. She told me that It made the family stronger in a sense. Having someone that close to being lost changes the way people see things in the world. She continued her old job, the one she had before she had cancer. After over a year in treatment, she was done. She told me that a common misconception is being lazy. She wanted dearly to move around and start working, even though she could barely walk. The motivation to do something was huge, but chemo was so devastating. A few recommendations she had for everyone was to go along with cancer screening, and identify any symptoms as quickly as possible, and importantly, hang on to the things you love.
Breast cancer effects the breasts, and it is most common in women. It effects the inner cells, forming a tumor that feels like a bruise from the outside. Once the tumor is created, it starts to spread throughout the body spreading pain and killing the normal cells and tissues. It effects the ability to produce milk, the ducts carrying it, and the fatty tissue surrounding it. There is no sure cause of breast cancer, but one fact is that it is caused from mutation in a cell that reproduces faster than normal cells. It can be genetic or random, and no one is immune. Since cancer is random, there is no sure way to stop people from getting it. There are a few theories as to what can prevent it, such as breastfeeding, exercising, reducing alcohol, and other generally healthy activities. There are many ways to treat cancer. This includes surgery(removing the tumor), Radiation(Killing it with X-rays), and Chemotherapy(Cancer-killing Drugs.). There are other ways to remove cancer but breast cancer generally uses these three. In 2014, twelve percent of all females were found with invasive breast cancer. This is a massive part of the population. Because there are 160,000,000 women in America, there are 182,000 people with breast cancer(Approximately). Breast cancer is most common in the United States and UK, but generally only hits people before they are fifty years old.
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http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-what-causes
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-what-is-breast-cancer
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/womens-health/in-depth/breast-cancer-prevention/art-20044676
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-general-info
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1697353-overview#aw2aab6b3
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