Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a condition that affects one out of every thirteen women in the United States without a predisposition to it, as well as one out of every eight women with a genetic history of breast cancer in their family. It is an abnormal growth in or around the breast area, a type of tumor that many women feel that causes them to suspect cancer in the first place. Hopefully, the mass is felt early; with early detection usually comes relief—the mass can be removed and after some while life can go on as usual, but it is when the issue starts to get out of control that breast cancer really becomes an issue.

This is where breast cancer awareness comes into play. Inflammatory breast cancer is not hard to catch yourself if you do regular breast exams and if you know what you are looking for, but if you know nothing about breast cancer and think that it is something that will not affect you, you are dead wrong. Breast cancer awareness is about teaching breast cancer symptoms and breast cancer types to people, men and women alike. Much research is being done about the different types of breast cancer out there and what can be done to cure them, but in the mean time the breast cancer symbol; the breast cancer ribbon, is being sold on hats, tee shirts, bags, and other memorabilia to ensure that funds are being created for breast cancer research so that people do not have to suffer from the condition for much longer.

It seems that everybody out there has been affected by breast cancer in some respect, whether directly or indirectly. Many people have lost someone close to them to the deadly disease called breast cancer, whether it be a mother (or even father) a daughter, a grandmother, a niece, an aunt, or an uncle. Breast cancer affects males as well, although not on such a large scale as women. This may be because they have less tissue in their breasts than women do. Either way, it is an issue that affects many as cancer in general does and much research is being done to hopefully cure the disease and get rid of it once and for all.

The American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Kohmen Breast Cancer Foundation are two of the leading organizations for information about breast cancer; consult them for more information.