Breast cancer

By: James Dameron and Stephanie Pyle

(Think Before You Pink) http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/?page_id=26

Origin
Breast cancer before four decades ago was something you didnt want to talk about. It was a matter of taboo and embarrassment that meant detection was rare. The first record of breast cancer was in ancient Greece and Egypt.

Ancient Greece and Egypt

Bulging tumors with no cure. (Landau) 460 B.C.- Hippocrates is the father of Western Medicine. 200 A.D.- Galen discovered the same things as Hippocrates and agreed with his ideas, expect he thought that some tumors were more dangerous than others. The ancient Egyptians wrote about many magical spells they used to treat cancer-like illnesses, a few of which are described in papyri. Here's one particularly gruesome remedy for what may have been cancer of the uterus: Break up a stone in water, leave it overnight, and then pour it into the vagina. Another treatment described was fumigation: The patient would sit over something that was burning (Landau).

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Henri Le Dran

Up until the century, Galens theory was believed to be accurate and true. Several other researchers:
1680- French physician Francois de la Boe Sylvius 1713- Bernardino Ramazzini Friedrich Hoffman of Prussia Giovanni Morgagni Johanes de Gorter Claude-Nicholas Le Cat from Rouen. Lorenz Heister 1757- Henri Le Dran, French physician.

(Henri Le Dran) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Henri_Franois_Le_Dran.jpg

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Mid-nineteenth century: Surgery was available due to the development of anesthesia, blood transfusions and antiseptic. William Halstead of New York 1895: Scottish surgeon George Beatson 1952: Charles Huggins Rolf Lefft and Herbet Olivecrona

Systemic Theory
By 1955 less than 10% of breast cancer-inflicted women had a mastectomy. Novel therapies such as hormone treatments, surgeries or biological therapies, were developing. Mammography was also developed for early detection. Scientists isolated the gene that caused breast cancer: BRCA 1, BRCA 2, and ATM. 1955: George Crile Bernard Fisher, MD, is recognized today for his groundbreaking research in breast cancer, which ultimately ended the standard practice of performing the Halsted radical mastectomy, a treatment that had been in place for more than 75 years. (ASCO)
Bernard Fisher, MD
(Bernard Fisher) http://surgery.uphs.upenn.edu/resource/resmgr/images/bernard_fisher_2.jpg

(About Breast and Ovarian Cancer) https://bodytalk.orau.gov/Content/Page/58

(Breast Cancer Poster) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fc-sg5Kd-kg/UMjtJ_yWp8I/AAAAAAAAAKg/Zel--wOEGBA/s1600/Parsons_Ribbon_101910071029_42.jpg

Facts About Breast Cancer

It is the most common cancer among women. More than 190,000 women diagnosed every year, and about 1,400 men. The number of breast cancer cases is increasing, but the number of deaths is decreasing due to more knowledge about the cancer. Survival rates are based upon how early the cancer is found.

Test & Procedure to Diagnose

Breast Exam Mammogram Breast Ultrasound Removing a sample of breast cells for testing (biopsy) Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

(Granlund, Dave) http://www.davegranlund.com/cartoons/wp-content/uploads/color-cance

 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-1016/news/ct-x-1016-expert-breast-cancer20131016_1_cancer-treatment-centers-breastcancer-medical-oncologist

Types
There are 17 types of breast cancer that have been discovered. Ductal Carinoma in Situ Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Lobular Carcinoma in Situ Invasive (or infiltrating) Lobular Carcinoma Less Common Types of Breast Cancer:
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Paget disease of the Nipple Phyllodes Tumor Angiosarcoma Adenoid Cystic (or adenocystic) Carcinoma Low-Grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma Medullary Carcinoma Mucinous Carcinoma Tubular Carcinoma Metaplastic Carcinoma Micropapillary Carcinoma Mixed Carcinoma

Special Types of Invasive Breast Cancer:

Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (Stage 0)

Diagnosis Procedure:
Physical Exam Mammography Biopsy Report of biopsy results. Type and grade of DCIS. Grade I (low) Grade II (moderate) Grade III (high) Treatment
DCIS Breast Progression

(Breast Cancer) http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/types/dcis/diagnosis

Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (Stage 0)

Symptoms:
Usually none.
LCIS Invaded Breast

Diagnosis:
Biopsies Multifocal

Treatment:
Optional masectomy. No treatment is neccesary.
(Breast Cancer) http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/types/lcis

Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Symptoms:
swelling of all or part of the breast skin irritation or dimpling breast pain nipple pain redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin a nipple discharge other than breast milk a lump in the underarm area Something small to show up on mammogram

ILC Invaded Breast

Diagnosing Tests Test for Staging Subtypes: When the cancer type cells are slightly different than those of ILC. Treatment Options:
Surgery Radiation Therapy Chemotherapy Hormonal Therapy Targeted Therapy

(Breast Cancer) http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/types/ilc

Number of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 1996-2009 and Type

(Characterisitcs of Breast Cancer Cases) http://breastscreening.cancer.gov/data/chars_cases.html

http://health.usnews.com/healthnews/news/articles/2013/10/31/so me-women-cite-personal-growthafter-breast-cancer-diagnosis

Breast Cancer Survival Rates

(Cancer Stage Survival Rates) http://www.infraredmedicalsolutions.com/patients/early_detection

 http://www.publichealthidaho.com/pdf/Susa n-G-Komen-Brochure-English.pdf

(Breast Cancer in Young Women)

Healthy Habits to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer

Reduce alcohol consumption. Maintain a healthy weight. Stay active. Eat your fruits and vegetables. Do not smoke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=VsyE2rCW71o
Start at 25 seconds

Check Yourself Often!

Do self-exams often. Women over the age of 45 should have a mammogram every 1-2 years, women under 45 should do as their healthcare provider says.

Pink Ribbons Inc.

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In Pink Ribbons, Inc. the director La Pool takes aim at the breast cancer movement and the corporations that benefit from its ubiquitous rosy symbol of awareness and action. Yet for all the stellar intentions; revelatory evidence; and thoughtful, wall-to-wall interviewees, this frustratingly overstuffed documentary indulges more in spraying buckshot than stalking a target. This is a pity, because the film highlights legitimate concerns that others, notably the medical sociologist Gayle Sulik, have been digging into for years, including the questionable commingling of marketing and philanthropy and the prioritization of pharmaceutical solutions over prevention. Casting a pink veil of positivity over a dark and dreadful disease, we are told, encourages the myth of progress and distracts from treatment options that remain limited to what Dr. Susan Love calls slash, burn and poison and mortality rates that have barely altered in six decades. Jeannette Catsoulis (Catsoulis)

Campaign the Right Way!

(Wagh, Nigha) http://www.aatmik-sandesh.com/work/Breast-Cancer-Mannequin

I Am Not A Victim Of Breast Cancer

Laura Barnes I am not a victim of breast cancer. I am experiencing breast cancer. I am not dying. I am living. I am not curing. I am healing and restoring. I am not fearing. I am loving and trusting. am not fighting. I am ceasing all hostility and conflict. I am not weak or diminished. I am strong and whole and complete. I am not coping or hoping. I am giving and receiving, creating and conceiving. I am not crying. I am laughing until the tears run down my leg. My body is not my enemy. My body is my loving friend, my gentle guide. My life story is not history. My life story is legendary. I am not powerless. I am powerful beyond measure. I am not a drop in the ocean. I am the ocean in a drop. I am not scattered. I am aligned. I am not being destroyed. I am building my sacred stature. I am not trapped or caged. I am as free as a feathery fledgling. My body is not a muddy puddle of despair. My body is a hallowed temple of spirit. I am not filled with shadows. I am filled with illuminating light. I am not a passive puppet. I am an active advocate and enthusiastic participant. I am not tired and bested. I am tied and invested. I am not without a voice or meaning or purpose. I am an angelic messenger. I am not discarded. I am needed. I am not descending, dragging or faltering. I am consistently inspiring and uplifting. I am not dwelling in the reflections of the past or the projections of the future. I am joyfully dancing naked in the unfolding mystery of the present moment. I am not alone or abandoned. I am infinitely connected by the soft, silky vibrational threads of love. I will not forget. I will remember. I will not burn out. I will sparkle forever. http://youtube.com

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