Breast Cancer And The Use Of Exercise As Medicine

An Overview of Breast Cancer and the Use of Exercise as Medicine According to Moyer (2013), â€Å"breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in women†; this makes breast cancer a relevant topic due to its impact among the female population (p.698). To put a number to how many women breast cancer is estimated to effect in America, the American Cancer Society (2014) has a statistics stating that â€Å"every year over 200,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer†. With a relatively high number of women within America being diagnosed with breast cancer it is important to gain knowledge about the disease. Not only is it important to increase our information of breast cancer, but to improve our understanding of different treatments that†¦show more content†¦According to Cuppett and Walsh (2012), common areas where â€Å"cancer of the breast originates are in the breast ducts and lobules† (p. 214). These two areas of the breast are involved in the movement of milk to the nipple. Multiple lobules create a lob e which then transports breast milk to the ducts where the milk then can be moved to the nipple (Cuppett Walsh, 2012). Also, Cuppett and Walsh discussed that â€Å"three major types of breast cancer are described on the basis of their location of origin and histology† (p.214). These three major types of breast cancer are lobular cancer, ductal cancer, and inflammatory breast cancer (Cuppett Walsh, 2012). When diagnosed with breast cancer a patient may have received a mammography or self-examination. Diagnosis There are different signs that can indicate to an individual that they may have breast cancer. During the self- examination some signs are: â€Å"nipple discharge, inverted nipple, change in shape or size of breast, change in appearance of skin, or a lump/mass is felt during palpation† (Cuppett Walsh, 2012, p.216-217). Then during a mammography a mass maybe seen and this can indicate the location and size of the tumor with the breast (Cuppett Walsh, 2012). Once the mass is seen then testing can be down to tell what the tumor is consisting of which can then help with treatment options. The tumor can be made up of estrogen hormone