Breast Cancer
- Created by: catherine.pridmore
- Created on: 31-03-15 11:40
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- Breast Cancer
- Symptoms
- A lump or thickened tissue in either breast
- A change in size or shape of one or both breasts
- A lump or swelling in either of your armpits
- Dimpling on the skin of one or both of your breasts
- A rash on or around your ******
- Pain in either of your breasts or armpits, which are not related to your period
- A change in shape of your ****** (irregular shape)
- A blood stained discharge from the ******
- Environmental Causes
- Your age (the risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older)
- If you have been through the menopause and are now overweight or obese
- If you are taller than the average height of your age group
- The amount of alcohol you intake
- Heavily smoking at a young age could increase the risk of the development of breast cancer
- Medical Causes
- Inheritance (if it is in your family, you are more likely to develop breast cancer, as it it in your genes
- Malignant tumour (which spreads to your breast tissue)
- Similarities
- Breast cancer symptoms are specific to this one type of cancer
- Inheritance is a medical causes which is a risk of development for all different cancers
- Heavily smoking and drinking are both causes for breast, testicular and bowel cancer
- Age is a risk factor (cause) for breast cancer and testicluar cancer
- Tallness is a risk factor (cause) for breast cancer and testicular cancer
- Symptoms
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