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Breast Cancer Awareness Month For the CURE Thanks to the Susan G. Komen Foundation Statistics 178,480 new invasive cases and 40,460 deaths estimated for women in ’07 Less than 5% of cases occur in women under 40 Occurs in 1 of every 3,000 pregnancies
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month For the CURE Thanks to the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Statistics • 178,480new invasive cases and40,460deaths estimated for women in ’07 • Less than 5%of cases occur in women under40 • Occurs in1of every 3,000pregnancies • 2,030new cases and450deaths estimated formenin ’07 • 124women in every100,000are diagnosed everyyear
Being female Getting older Family history Genetics Having children after 30 Overweight High socioeconomic status Drinking alcohol Not exercising Having first period before 12 Current/recent use of birth control pills Being tall Not breastfeeding Risk Factors
FAQs and Myths • Yes, healthy diet and exercise can reduce risk • Yes, drinking alcohol increases risk when consumed in excess • No, large breasts do not increase risk • Yes, using birth control pills for more than five years increases risk • Yes, being overweight postmenopause increases risk • Yes, being slightly overweight premenopause reduces risk somewhat
Tests and Early Screening • Mammography • Every year beginning at 40 • Clinical Breast Exam • Every 3 years 20-39, every year 40+ • Breast Self-Exam • Every month beginning at 20
Breast Self-Examination • Perform at thesame timeevery month • Check for changes whenlying down,in theshower, and in themirror • Know what isnormalfor you
What is Breast Cancer? • Genes mutate and miscode • Cells gone bad multiply rapidly • Tumors form • Benign – not cancerous • Malignant – cancerous
Treatments • Surgery • “Lumpectomy” vs. “mastectomy” aka partial vs. whole • Radiation • High energy x-rays, always coupled with surgery • Chemotherapy • Anticancer drugs used after radiation and surgery • Hormonal therapies • Prevents release of hormones that make tumors grow • Targeted therapies • Attack specific molecules in cancer process
Learn More • Susan G. Komen Foundation • cms.komen.org/Komen/index.htm • National Breast Cancer Foundation • www.nationalbreastcancer.org/ • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month • www.nbcam.com/
If You Use This • Hey there! Hope you liked the bulletin board. If you do use this, please let me know, just for fun. • Shawna, Colorado State Univ. RA in Edwards Hall • slstrick@holly.colostate.edu • Thanks and enjoy!