Breast Cancer

By: Layla Nimry

Sources I Used


Introductory Paragraph


Interview with my Aunt


Recovery/Treatment Options


The Breast cancer run


Chart


Glossary Of Terms




Sites I used:




Website: Information on cancer for children - eSchooltoday


Video: How to Recognize Breast Cancer Symptoms


Book: I know Someone with Cancer









Introduction Paragraph
Say someone you loved had breast cancer, you went to visit them and they looked
and acted super different! That happened to me. My aunt has breast cancer and
is going through Chemotherapy now. When I went to visit her she had to get lots
of sleep, and she loves running so she couldn't do that either! When I was with
her we went on a hike and we had to slow down for her.
This Genius Hour is about Breast Cancer. I chose this because my aunt has
breast cancer. I hope you will leave knowing what breast cancer is and how it
affects people's life.
Here are some tips on breast cancer: Be active,it would give your energy out and
your heart pumping blood in your system.
1. Dont drink alcohol or smoke,this would cause bad chemicals in your
body.Plus this act is already bad for your system.
2. Eat less fattening foods.Try to eat no more than 70g of fat a day.

3. Be 'breast aware' More than 90 per cent of breast tumours are detected by
women themselves, so keeping an eye on changes to your breasts should be an
important part of every woman's health care.



Interview with My Aunt!

Q#1: How did you feel when you found out you had Breast Cancer?

A#1: Very scared and sad.

Q#2: How has Breast Cancer affected your life?

A#2: I still feel I am lucky to be alive and am not mad at anybody. I have eaten
healthy and exercised so I dont know how I got Breast Cancer.


Q#3: Whats the hardest part about Breast Cancer?

A#3: The effects on your body. The effects on surgery and treatment (which is
chemotherapy).


Q#4: Why did you choose chemotherapy?

A#4: My doctor recommended chemotherapy because it will clear breast cancer
completely. My fingers hurt so I couldn't use my hands for 2 weeks. My joints
hurt and I couldn't walk.




Recovery

Over the course of a lifetime, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Risk factors you cannot change include: Age and gender and Family history. Your
risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older. Most advanced breast
cancer cases are found in women over age 50. Men can also get breast cancer.
But they are 100 times less likely than women to get breast cancer.Family history
of breast cancer. You may also have a higher risk of breast cancer if you have a
close relative who has had breast, uterine, ovarian, or colon cancer. About 20 -
30% of women with breast cancer have a family history of the disease . About
70% of all cancer deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. This forms
in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. Smoking is the cause
of most cases. Some treatment Options are Chemotherapy (chemo),
Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy.








Recovery treatment options:


Chemotherapy (chemo) is a drug treatment aimed to cure cancer or relieve any
symptoms cancer can cause. Chemotherapy either kills cancer cells or stops them
dividing. Your doctor will discuss the best options with you and your family if you
wish. This is administered in many ways: by injections, infusion (drip), continuous
infusion (usually carried around as you go about your daily business), as tablets
that you swallow, or as ointment to be applied to skin. There are various types of
cancers and so naturally, chemo treatments will vary.


Radiotherapy is a way of treating or managing cancer using radiation. It works by
damaging cells in the area being treated - over half of cancer patients will receive
radiotherapy at some point in their treatment. Radiotherapy can be given as
teletherapy (also known as external beam radiotherapy), when a beam of
radiation is aimed at the area to be treated from a machine located away from the
patient.


Immunotherapy is also sometimes called biologic therapy or biotherapy. It is
treatment that uses certain parts of the immune system to fight diseases such as
cancer. This can be done in a couple of ways: Stimulating your own immune
system to work harder or smarter to attack cancer cells or Giving your immune
system components, such as man-made immune system proteins, or by training
the immune system to attack some part of cancer cells specifically.















Breast Cancer Run

The Breast Cancer Run is for people who believe you can fight breast cancer. Efforts have raised
millions of dollars for bench top breast cancer research at the Mayo Clinic, and to fund the needs
of breast cancer patients through The Donna Foundation. In 2012, the runners made it a record
year. Personal fundraising efforts reached an all time high and that meant they were able to move
closer to the FINISH than ever before. They are thrilled to show you in tangible ways how much
your efforts are helping. Updates on research and the numbers of patients helped come frequently
so that you may see how your hard work pays off. Sometimes as we get closer to the finish line, the
last miles can seem long, but there is nothing like the satisfaction of crossing that line, arms raised
with a heart full of love and knowing weve accomplished something great. We are getting there.
With your help, we will put an end to breast cancer. Please consider becoming a fundraiser or
joining a fundraising team for 2015.








Graph




This graph shows how many people in the 1987s got breast cancer and how
many people got breast cancer in 2000s from ages 40 and over, 50 and over, 70
and over. Big difference huh?








Glossary


Breast Cancer - Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the breast.
Ductal carcinoma starts in the tubes that move milk from the breast to the nipple.
Most breast cancers are of this type.



Recovery - Return to health the return to normal health of somebody who has
been ill or injured.


Symptoms - indication of illness felt by patient: an indication of a disease or other
disorder, especially one experienced by the patient, e.g. pain, dizziness, or itching.










Conclusion


Breast Cancer can be very dangerous. Me and my partners aunt had Breast
Cancer. My aunt used chemotherapy. Breast cancer can be hard but my aunt
fights it every day.