breast cancer awareness 1 breast cancer awareness workshop sponsored by y-me
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Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop
Sponsored by Y-ME
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Workshop Goals
Reduce fear Separate fact from fiction Learn things you can do
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Workshop Topics
What is Y-ME? Some Statistics What Causes Breast Cancer? What is Early Detection? Some Facts
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What is Y-ME?
Provides support for persons concerned or diagnosed with breast cancer
Educates the general public about breast cancer
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Some Statistics: The Bad News 1 in 8 women who reach 85 will develop
breast cancer 192,000 new cases in 2001 (1% in men) Every 3 minutes a woman is diagnosed
with breast cancer; every 13 minutes a woman dies
Second leading cancer killer of women Overall leading killer of women 40 -- 55
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Some Statistics: The Good News
80% of breast lumps are benign 90% of early stage breast cancers
are curable, often with breast conserving treatments
Less than 5% of breast cancer occurs in women <40
Over 2 million breast cancer survivors
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Unavoidable Age Personal history Family history Hormonal history Radiation
Possibly Avoidable Alcohol Obesity Diet Exercise
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Non-invasive (in situ)
Early invasive (local)
Node involvement (regional)
Metatastic (systemic)
How Breast Cancer Progresses
Lobules
Ducts
Nipple
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Can Be Picked Up By Mammogram
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What You Can (and should) Do
Mammography
Clinical exam by health professional
Breast self exam
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Breast Self Exam
Video Tape Practice makes perfect
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Treatment Options
Surgery Lumpectomy Mastectomy Reconstruction
Radiation Therapy Systemic Treatment
Chemotherapy Hormonal Therapy
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Paradoxes
Knowledge is power
Confidence in your doctor is important
Everyone’s experience is unique
Guidelines should be followed
Ignorance may be bliss in the short term
Only if it’s based in sound information
You should seek second opinions
It helps to talk with some-one who’s been there
They’re likely to change
Not in the long term
BUTBUT
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Dealing With TheMedical Establishment
Take responsibility for your own health Be assertive about what you need—e.g.,
Time & respect Balanced information Holistic approach—whole body & mind
Bring someone with you Bring written questions
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Information & Information Overload
Only you know what you’re ready to absorb
Lots of news in papers & magazines Great peer counseling resource
National Y-ME Hotline: 800 221-2141 Great paperback resource:
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book Lots of Internet resources
www.Y-ME.org
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Things to Remember Cancer is not a death sentence 80% of breast lumps are benign (non-
cancerous) 90% of early stage breast cancer is
curable, often with breast conserving treatments
We do not know how to prevent breast cancer
Our only weapon is early detection
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Things to Remember
There are three things you can do to detect breast cancer early and improve the prognosis Have regular mammograms Have regular clinical breast exams Practice breast self exams
There is support and help when needed