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The number of men having both breasts removed, even if they only have cancer in one, almost doubled from 2004 to 2011, the study discovered.
There are many risk factors associated with breast cancer. She says 85-percent of women who get diagnosed do not have a family member with the disease. “He told me no. I’m assuming they are telling everybody else no as well….”
“A few days later I started chemotherapy”, she said.
“Awareness about these cancers and early detection may help save one’s life, 13% of cancers in women (uterine and cervix) can be screened and prevented and 9% of cancer in women can be detected early and treated”, he added.
“As chair, when I’m at our annual walk and run surrounded by fellow survivors and so many selfless people giving of their time for a variety of reasons, whether it is walking in memory or honor of someone, I feel as if I’m in the middle of a big pink hug”. I walked away thinking, Wow, pink is really so much more than just a color. “The treatment for breast cancer is now dependent on the type of breast cancer, defined by the estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 status”, Chen said.
The following year, when the cancer reappeared in her lymph nodes, Shattuck said they made the decision to be more aggressive with her treatment, which included two additional surgeries, 16 weeks of two different types of chemotherapy, and 25 sessions of radiation. It also provides breast screenings and diagnostic services to detect breast and cervical cancers.
Many see the NFL’s “Pinktober” as a hollow attempt to show that it cares for women, despite the league’s frightful track record when it comes to taking violence against women seriously. At the Health Fair, information will be on hand concerning the Cancer Center’s Susan G. Komen Foundation grant funding. But it’s just a single-month thing as Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams found out this year.
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Komen’s educational messaging about breast health and breast cancer reaches millions of people through a variety of means, most importantly through our “About Breast Cancer” web pages, which were accessed more than 3.6 million times this past year.
