Student Life

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Myriah Forbes

November 21, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Many women don’t realize they have breast cancer till it’s almost too late. On average 1 in 8 women can or already developed breast cancer. The possibility of women dying from breast cancer is 1 in 40. There are many different types of breast cancer, from common cancers to special rare types. the Most common type is Carcinomas, which is a cancer that forms in the Epithelial Tissue. Carcinomas, also known as Adenocarcinoma when formed in the breast, which’s development starts in the cells of one’s milk ducts or the lobules. One of the rarest type of breast cancer is Phyllodes also known as Cystosarcoma Phyllodes, the first symptom usually is a lump in the breast.

Types of Breast Cancer-

Ductal Carcinoma in SITU
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Lobular Carcinoma in SITU
HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Phyllodes tumor
Invasive Ductal carcinoma
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Angiosarcoma
Early Breast Cancer
Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
Paget’s Disease of the breast
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC)
Metaplastic Breast Cancer
Invasive Breast Cancer
Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC)

Male Breast Cancer

Did you know men can get male breast cancer? Male breast cancer is very rare 1 in 726 men get breast cancer in a their lifetime. Male breast cancer is generally caused by a genetic mutations in a certain gene called BRCA1 and BRCA2. Male breast cancer is most often diagnosed in men in their 60s. If breast cancer runs in the family, see your doctor so that it can’t escalate further.

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