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A 7 page paper which examines the physical and psychological effects of breast cancer on women.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
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1997 Information Packet" PG). That is more than the sum total number of American soldiers killed during the Vietnam War ("World Conference on Breast Cancer-July 1997 Information Packet" PG).
Because approximately one in every eight American women, especially between the ages of 35 and 54, will develop breast cancer, it is important to consider its effects, both physical
and psychological ("World Conference on Breast Cancer-July 1997 Information Packet" PG). The first detection of breast cancer is a lump, usually discovered during self-examination, a mammogram, or by
a sexual partner. The next course of action is always a surgical procedure, either taking the form of a mastectomy, in which the cancer has spread beyond the breast
and entire breast and lymph nodes are removed; or a lumpectomy, in which only the lump is removed. After either procedure, there is also follow-up treatment required. Sometimes,
both chemotherapy and radiation are used in an aggressive treatment of the disease, a harrowing treatment described by women who have undergone the painful process as "slash, poison and burn"
("World Conference on Breast Cancer-July 1997 Information Packet" PG). However, chemotherapy alone is the most popular option, with 60 percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer receiving at
least three months of debilitating treatments, which can cause nausea, vomiting, lack of energy, and a general feeling of malaise. Since many women who are diagnosed with breast
cancer are pre-menopausal, the chemotherapy process causes the ovaries to immediately stop functioning, which rapidly brings on menopause (Walsh 94). The effect of entering menopause after a few months
instead of the normal ten-year process is dramatic. Many women have experienced uncomfortable hot flashes, extreme vaginal dryness, occasionally even a change in vaginal size, and a precipitous loss
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