You are doing a presentation to a local women's group on breast cancer
a. Discuss groups who are at high risk for breast cancer.
b. List common signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Those at high risk are females older than 50 years of age, family history of breast cancer, relatives of women who inherited the mutated genes BRCA1 or BRCA2
Exposure to radiation (oxidizing), previous breast cancer, history of colon or endometrial cancer, chronic alcohol consumption, obese, early menses, late menopause, having no children, or having children late in life after 30 years old
White women are at higher risk than African American women.
African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer.
Either ethnic group, cancer spreads untreated through the lymph nodes and lymphatic ducts.
b. Signs and symptoms of breast cancer include appearance in the upper right quadrant, bloody discharge from the nipple, nipple retraction, orange peel skin, difference in size between the two breasts, and may be an appearance of a lump or nodule.
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