BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

Alyssa Petersen
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OBJECTIVES
▪ Warning signs and diagnosis, and how they work
▪ What puts you at higher risk
▪ Survivorship of breast cancer
▪ What options will you have

Breast Cancer Awareness

WARNING SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
 WHAT IS BREAST
CANCER?
Breast Cancer: Breast cancer is
an uncontrolled growth of
breast cells.

Cancer: Occurs as a result of

mutations, abnormal changes,
or genes.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast Cancer Awareness
STAGE 1
• The earliest stage of
invasive breast cancer,
meaning cancer has grown or
spread into nearby or
surrounding breast tissue
• Tumor is 2cm
(approximately the size of a
peanut) or smaller
• It may or may not have
spread to the lymph nodes
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STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
• Tumor may have started • Cancer has usually • This stage means the
to grow up to 5cm spread to lymph nodes cancer has spread beyond
(approximately the size of the breast and nearby
a lime) and sometimes lymph nodes to other parts
larger of the body
• Cancer may or may not • Also referred to as
start to appear in the “metastatic”
lymph nodes
 HOW DOES THE
DIAGNOSIS WORK?
• Breast Exams

• Treatment

• Therapy

Breast Cancer Awareness

 MALE BREAST
CANCER
Awareness among men is less
and they are less likely to
assume a lump is breast cancer

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RISK FACTORS
BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS

RELATIVE RISK OF BREAST CANCER POOR DIET AND HOW TO FIX IT

12 ▪ Keep your body weight in a healthy
10 range for your height and frame
8
▪ Eat fruits and vegetables
6

4 ▪ Limit your fat intake

2
▪ Eat food high in omega-3 fatty acids
0
▪ Avoid trans fat, processed meats, and
charred or smoked foods

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SURVIVORSHIP
5 YEAR SURVIVAL RATE 5-year Relative
SEER Stage Survival Rate
▪ Localized: There is no sign that the
cancer has spread outside of the Localized 99%
breast.
▪ Regional: The cancer has spread
outside the breast to nearby structures Regional 85%
or lymph nodes.
▪ Distant: The cancer has spread to Distant 27%
distant parts of the body such as the
lungs, liver or bones.
All SEER stages 90%
▪ SEER= Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
combined
End Results

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OPTIONS
 WHAT ARE YOUR
OPTIONS?
• Prothesis
• Nipple Construction
• Reconstructive surgery
• Nipple Tattoos
• Breast Tattoos

Breast Cancer Awareness

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