BCAM

posted by ketsyap2489 , Friday 10/15/2010

HEY HEY HEY PEOPLE.....

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARNESS MONTH.... An estimated 211,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and 40,000 will die from the disease. It is possible, but rare, for men to have breast cancer. About 1,700 men are diagnosed each year with breast cancer.

BUT HOW DOES BREAST CANCER OCCURS?

Breast cancer occurs when cells in the breast tissue start to grow out of control. All cells in the body go through a process of copying their genetic information and making new cells to replace old cells as they die. However, cancerous cells may copy the genetic information wrong, making more cancerous cells instead of normal healthy cells.


In the breasts, cancers can start in the cells that line the milk ducts (ductal cancers), in the milk-producing glands known as lobules (lobular cancers) or in the fatty and connective tissues of the breast, called stroma. Invasive breast cancer starting in the milk ducts is the most common form of breast cancer.

These out-of-control cells form a clump, called a tumor. That tumor may start to metastasize, or spread, forming new tumors in the breast tissue or other parts of the body. One of the first places that breast cancer spreads to is the area under the arms, where lymph nodes reside. From there, it is possible for cancerous cells to take advantage of the lymphatic system or blood stream and spread to other organs and bones.


K.P I WILL BE PUTTING INFO UP BREAST CANCER AND PREVENTION...