A
technical defintion of cancer
" Any of various
malignant neoplasms characterized by the
proliferation of anaplastic cells that tend to
invade surrounding tissue and metastasize to new
body sites. "
Breast cancer is a cancer of breast tissue. Worldwide, it is the most common form of cancer in females, affecting, at some time in their lives, approximately one out of nine to thirteen women who reach age ninety in the Western world. It is the second most fatal cancer in women (after lung cancer), and the number of cases has significantly increased since the 1970s, a phenomenon partly blamed on modern lifestyles in the Western world.
source:
wikipedia.org
Breast cancer is a disease that
influences millions of women world wide and has an
impact both, financially and personally to nations,
families and individuals.
Breast cancer issues are very
frequently reported in the news. Here are some of
the best sources of the latest news about breast
cancer.
The future of breast cancer is about
discovering the answers to the questions we have
about breast cancer. It is about finding out how
the disease occurs and how we might treat
it.