Breast Cancer

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the causes, symptoms and treatment of breast cancer. The paper looks at ways of detecting the disease and the risk factors that are associated with it. The paper also discusses various types of treatment for breast cancer and when the different treatments would be used. The paper concludes that breast cancer remains one of the most common types of all cancers, but it is also very treatable compared to other cancers.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Causes, Symptoms, and Detection
Treatment
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Breast cancer remains one of the most common types of all cancers, but it is also very treatable compared to other cancers. Twenty or thirty years ago, breast cancer treatment almost always meant complete removal of the entire breast. Since the invention of the laparoscope, many breast cancers can be treated much less invasively, but early detection is the key to minimally invasive treatment and return to good health. Ultimately, the most important factor in early detection is following the simple recommendations of the Surgeon General to perform regular self exams and to have periodic mammograms throughout middle and late adulthood."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Beral, V., Million Women Study Collaborators. (2003). Breast cancer and hormone-replacement therapy in the Million Women Study. Lancet.
• NIH (2007) National Breast Cancer Institute Homepage; Accessed October, 29, 2007, at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
• Paley, P. (2001). Screening for the major malignancies affecting women: Current guidelines. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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