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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This Month: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Dear Barbara,October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Our Newsletter this month is devoted to Breast Cancer Awareness. Please read this valuable information and share the contents with your friends and family. Be sure that you and your loved ones schedule and attend regular screening tests and exams. Early detection of breast cancer is vital. This newsletter also includes a Quick Link to important questions you should ask your doctor if breast cancer is detected. We hope that you find this article informative. We wish the best of health to all of our clients.

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Robert B. Hall, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, ARM, ARM-P
What Is Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is a malignant (cancer) tumor that starts from cells of the breast. It is found mostly in women, but men can get breast cancer, too. Here we will only talk about breast cancer in women. You can learn more about breast cancer in men in our document, Breast Cancer in Men. Parts of the normal breast To understand breast cancer, it helps to know something about the normal structure or parts of the breasts, as shown in the picture below. A woman's breast is made up of glands that make breast milk (called lobules), ducts (small tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple), fatty and connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymph (pronounced limf) vessels. Most breast cancers begin in the cells that line the ducts (ductal cancer), some begin in the lobules (lobular cancer), and a small number start in other tissues.More

What Causes Breast Cancer?

Certain changes in DNA can cause normal breast cells to become cancer. DNA is the chemical in each of our cells that makes up our genes -- the instructions for how our cells work. Some inherited DNA changes (mutations) can increase the risk for developing cancer and cause the cancers that run in some families. For instance, BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes -- they keep cancer tumors from forming. When they are changed (mutated), they no longer cause cells to die at the right time, and cancer is more likely to develop. But most breast cancer DNA changes happen in single breast cells during a woman's life rather than having been inherited. So far, the causes of most of the DNA mutations that could lead to breast cancer are not known. More

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How Is Breast Cancer Found?

The term screening refers to tests and exams used to find a disease like cancer in people who do not have any symptoms. The earlier breast cancer is found, the better the chances that treatment will work. The goal is to find cancers before they start to cause symptoms. The size of a breast cancer and how far it has spread are the most important factors in predicting the outlook for the patient. Most doctors feel that tests for finding breast cancer early save many thousands of lives each year. Following the guidelines given here improves the chances that breast cancer can be found at an early stage and treated with success.More



How Is Breast Cancer Treated?
General types of treatment Treatments can be put into broad groups based on how they work and when they are used. Local or systemic treatment Local treatment is used to treat a tumor without affecting the rest of the body. Surgery and radiation are examples of local treatment. Systemic treatment is given into the bloodstream or by mouth and goes throughout the body to reach cancer cells that may have spread beyond the breast. Chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and targeted therapy are systemic treatments. More
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