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      BREAST
      CANCER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      Breast
      Cancer?
      Why
      should
      I
      be
      writing
     
     
      about
      it
      and
      you
      reading
      about
      it
      in
      a
      university
     
     
      newspaper?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cancer
      is
      a
      disease
      where
      abnormal
      cells
      in
      organs
      or
     
     
      tissues
      grow
      out
      ofcontrol.
      Normal
      cell
      growth
     
     
      occurs
      when
      old
      dead
      cells
      are
      replaced
      by
      new
      cells.
     
     
      When
      these
      cells
      grow
      out
      of
      control
      and
      form
      masses
     
     
      then
      that
      is
      referred
      to
      asa
      tumour.
      Breast
      cancer
      is
     
     
      when
      a
      tumour
      begins
      in
      the
      breasts.
      This
      tumour
      can
     
     
      be
      found
      in
      the
      milk
      producing
      area
      of
      the
      breasts,
      the
     
     
      milk
      ducts
      or
      the
      milk
      sacs
      and
      it
      can
      also
      occur
      in
     
     
      the
      surrounding
      tissues.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Breast
      cancer
      kills
      5,000
      women
      per
      year
      in
      Canada,
     
     
      14,400
      women
      develop
      breast
      cancer
      yearly
      and
      |
      out
     
     
      of
      10
      Canadian
      women
      will
      develop
      breast
      cancer
      in
     
     
      their
      lifetime.
      Although
      it
      is
      curable
      breast
      cancer
      is
     
     
      the
      leading
      cause
      of
      cancerous
      deaths
      among
      women.
     
     
      We
      are
      all
      at
      risk
      to
      develop
      this
      disease
      at
      sometime
     
     
      in
      our
      lives,
      although
      it
      usually
      affects
      women
      35
     
     
      year
      and
      over
      this
      does
      not
      mean
      we
      should
      worry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Quote
      of
      the
      Week:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “you
      don’t
      get
      to
      choose
     
     
      how
      you're
      going
      to
      die,
     
     
      or
      when.
      You
      can
      only
     
     
      decide
      how
      you're
      going
     
     
      to
      live.
      Now!’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Joan
      Baez
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campus
      Women
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      somerisk
      factors
      to
      watch
      for:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      it
      when
      we
      are
      thirty-five.
      Early
      detection
      of
     
     
      breast
      cancer
      can
      determine
      how
      healthy
      a
      recovery
     
     
      you
      are
      going
      to
      have.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      the
      cause
      of
      breast
      cancer
      is
      unknown
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Previous
      occurrence
      of
      breast
      cancer.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Age
      of
      your
      first
      pregnancy
      (the
      older
      your
      first
     
     
      pregnancy
      the
      greater
      your
      chances
      of
      breast
      cancer).
     
     
      3.
      A
      poor
      diet
      (although
      there
      has
      not
      been
      any
     
     
      concrete
      evidence
      showing
      a
      diet
      relation
      to
      breast
     
     
      cancer
      it
      can’t
      hurt
      to
      eat
      a
      diet
      low
      in
      fat
      with
      lots
      of
     
     
      fiber,
      limited
      salt,
      alcohol
      and
      caffeine
      and
      to
      enjoy
     
     
      regular
      fitness).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Breast
      cancer
      usually
      occurs
      in
      older
      women
      35
      years
     
     
      and
      over
      but
      it
      should
      be
      common
      practice
      for
      all
     
     
      women
      to
      doa
      monthly
      breast
      self-examination
      (BSE)
      |
     
     
      as
      80%
      of
      all
      breast
      cancers
      are
      discovered
      by
      the
     
     
      women
      themselves.
      Regular
      yearly
      checkups
      with
     
     
      your
      doctor
      should
      include
      a
      breast
      examination
      and
     
     
      pap
      smear
      to
      help
      discover
      both
      breast
      and
      cervical
     
     
      cancer.(All
      statistics
      were
      recieved
      by
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Cancer
      society,
      PEI
      division.)
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BSE
      -
      For
      Every
     
     
      Woman
      Every
      Month
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cals
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ALBERTA/N.W,T.
      DIVISION
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A:
      Flat
      Hand,
     
     
      Constant
      Contact,
     
     
      Correct
      Pressure.
     
    

    
     
      B:
      Cover
      Full
      Area.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ©Canadian
      Cancer
      Society
      1990
     
     
      603/240-010
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      X-P
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