Breast Cancer
- Created by: Cmemerton
- Created on: 25-04-17 10:27
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- Breast Cancer
- Practitioners
- Medical Oncologist
- General Practitioner
- Counsellors
- Occupational Therapist
- Radiologist
- Causes
- More dense breast tissue
- If overweight or obese
- Drinks alcohol regularly (more than two drinks a day)
- Has been exposed to radiation in the breast area
- PIESF
- Emotional
- Low confidence or self-esteem
- Feel unfeminine
- Feel lopsided or incomplete
- anxiety and fear for future
- feel unattractive
- Intellectual
- Lacks concentration at work
- Doesn't affect
- Social
- Social isolation from family and friends
- Lack of contact with work colleagues
- Strengthen relationships with family and friends
- Physical
- Lower fertility levels depending on which chemo-therapy drugs have been used or hormone therapy.
- May have permanent scars following surgery
- may have breast reconstruction or prosthesis
- Financial
- Missing work for surgeries and appointments
- Paying for childcare when going for surgeries or appointments
- Emotional
- What is it?
- Breast cancer is a malignant tumour which starts off in the cells of the breast
- Treatments
- Hormone therapy
- Radiation therapy
- Chemo-therapy
- Targeted drug treatment
- Mastectomy
- Breast conserving surgery
- Symptoms
- Lump in armpit
- Change in breast colour
- Rash on/around armpit
- ****** discharge
- Dimpling of skin on breast
- Pain in breast/armpit
- Practitioners
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