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Informative Essay On Breast Cancer Awareness

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
Background and Why Breast Cancer
As we mark the breast cancer awareness month, we found it prudent to create awareness on breast cancer. Many people especially men are oblivious to the fact that breast cancer is present in everyone and its implications, if not taken seriously, can be very damaging. Cancer is found to claim the life of more than half a million people this year ("CDC - Statistics for Different Kinds of Cancer", 2016). This is in both men and women. Message
We want to make our audience mindful of the fatality of breast cancer and that early detection of breast cancer helps prevent loss of life among men and women.

About Breast Cancer
Cancer is a condition of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Cancers are classified according to the body part in which it originates. For instance, if there is cancer growth in your prostate and it spreads to another part of your body, it would be classified as prostate cancer. Although the cancer has spread to another part of your body, it only counts where the cancer originated. Breast cancer normally comes about because of certain factors such as excessive intake of alcohol, excessive smoking, putting on braziers for longer hours, inheritance, obesity and among others. …show more content…

It is no respecter of persons and even though it is more seen in and experienced by women, men can also contract the disease. The cause lies in genetics and some other factors as stated above. It is easier for individuals with relatives who have had the disease to get breast cancer. Some symptoms include:
i. Pain or tenderness in

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