Breast cancer.....?

541>DO U KNOW ANY FACTS ABOUT BREAST CANCER OR ANYTHING IMPORTANT. IM DOING A PROJECT FOR SCHOOL ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND I WANT O MAKE SURE I HAVE ALL THE INFO. PLEASE ANYTHING U KNOW. THANKS
Reply:Happy to help -- this is an important topic!





Breast cancer is a growth of abnormal cells within the breast. Breast cancer is not a single disease but rather a group of diseases that can develop in the ducts (which carry milk to the nipple), the lobules (milk producing areas) or other parts of the breast.





After non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. For 2007, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that more than 178,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed, adding to the 2 million women who have been diagnosed and treated previously for this disease. In addition, the ACS estimates that nearly 40,500 women are expected to die from breast cancer in 2007, making it the second leading cause of cancer death among women (surpassed only by lung cancer).





There's lots more excellent information at this women's site:





http://cancer.health.ivillage.com/breast...
Reply:Your best sources for accurate information would be the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org or the Susan Komen Foundation. and Dr. Susan Love's web site I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago this week and got a lot of good info from these sites..