{"id":26883,"date":"2019-10-21T14:27:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=26883"},"modified":"2019-10-21T14:27:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:27:53","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-breast-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/science\/2019\/10\/21\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-breast-cancer-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Breast Cancer Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the U.S., 1 in 8 women<\/a> will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. An estimated 41,760 women will die due to complications from the disease this year. Besides skin cancer, it is the most common cancer found in American women regardless of race or ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In rare cases (1 in 1000), men can develop breast cancer as well. It is typically detected as a hard lump underneath the nipple and areola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men carry a higher mortality than women do, primarily because awareness among men is less than their female counterparts and they are less likely to assume a lump is breast cancer, which can cause a delay in seeking treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe first known mention of the cancer was documented in Egypt around 1600 BC. The Edwin Smith Papyrus, an ancient text found in 1860 in an Egyptian tomb, described eight cases of tumors or ulcers of the breast. The first doctors attempting to treat breast cancer wrote of the then-unknown disease: \u201cThere is no treatment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tMedicine has advanced tremendously since that first case, as death rates from breast cancer have been in decline since 1990, in part due to better screening technology and earlier detection, increased awareness and continually improving treatment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tHowever, the root causes of the disease are still unknown, other than the fact that it always forms due to damage caused in a cell\u2019s DNA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tCaffeine, deodorant, microwaves, cell phones and contact with those that have cancer have been debunked as agents that cause it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tMost risk factors found by the CDC are genetic and unpreventable. These include: getting older, as most cases are diagnosed in women over the age of 50, family history of breast cancer, previous treatment using radiation therapy, reproduction history and genetic mutations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tSome other risk factors that can be prevented include not being physically active, drinking alcohol or smoking, taking hormones or being overweight\/obese after menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tIt is recommended that women routinely attend breast cancer screenings so that it can be found early and become easier to treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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