What Is Breast Cancer
What Is Breast Cancer
What Is Breast Cancer
Manitoba Breast & Womens Cancer Network, Adolescent Breast Health Resource Package, September 2007
Breast cancer is
most common in women over 50
years of age.
In Manitoba, between
1956 and 2004 (48 years)
only one case of breast cancer was documented in
young women between 15 and 19 years of age.
high doses of
radiation as a child
previous abnormal
breast biopsy
BREAST CANCER
be P.I.N.K. to reduce your risk
eat healthy
be active
dont smoke
one drink per day or less
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BREAST CHANGES TO
CHECK OUT WITH YOUR DOCTOR
a new lump
a change in size, shape or color of
your breast
a change in appearance of your nipple
spontaneous, new or bloody nipple
discharge
an eczema type rash on the nipple
puckering or dimpling of the skin
skin that looks like orange peel or
feels very thick
Surgery
Chemotherapy
the use of a
combination of
intravenous drugs which
affect breast cancer cells
is called systemic
treatment because it
affects the whole body
Radiation
standard treatment
after a lumpectomy
to reduce the chance
of the breast cancer
coming back in the
same breast
is also called local
treatment because
it affects only the
area being treated
with radiation
Hormone
growth ofTreatment
many breast cancers can be
blocked by taking hormone therapy