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Argumentative Essay On Breast Cancer

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Breast Cancer is a group of cancer cells (malignant tumor) that forms in the cells of the breast (“What is Cancer?”). Breast cancer awareness is important because it raises money for research for a cure. This year there is an estimated 1,685,210 cases and 595,690 deaths from breast cancer (“U.S Breast Cancer Statistics”). Even though breast cancer cannot be detected in its early stage, women should still get a mammogram. Researchers seek to understand the stages and risk factors for breast cancer in order to improve treatment options.
Breast cancer has been around since the ancient times; the visible symptoms especially in the later stages were recorded by physicians (“History of Breast Cancer”). In 460 B.C, Hippocrates, father of medicine
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