Breast cancerWhat would you do if you found out you had breast cancer? Who would you tell first? How would you handle this? The diagnosis of breast cancer is increasingly common today; we need to know what the symptoms are and how to help prevent them. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women in the United States; it has increased significantly over the past 30 years. Many people wonder why this phenomenon has increased so much in recent years, for many reasons. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that metastasizes to the mammary gland. It is the leading cause of death in women aged 35 to 45, but is more common in women over 50. Nearly 90% of all breast cancers begin in the ducts and lobes of the mammary glands (Bartholomew).Breast cancer is a type of cancer in which breast cells divide and grow without normal control. By the time a lump is large enough to be felt, it may have been growing for at least ten years, and at that point it is more difficult to control how quickly the cancer will grow or spread to others parts of the breast, and maybe even other parts of the body. Studies have shown that in the United States alone, approximately 192,370 new cases of breast cancer will occur in a year. An estimated 40,170 women die from breast cancer each year. Breast cancer also affects men, 1,910 men will be diagnosed and 440 men will die from it. This year, one in eight women will be affected by breast cancer (Who gets breast cancer). Many risks affect breast cancer. One of the reasons this is more common is that we have better medical equipment that detects breast cancer at an earlier stage than before. An estimated 192,370 new cases of breast cancer will occur...... middle of paper ......Print. “Treatment and side effects.” BreastCancer.org - Information and photos on breast cancer treatment. Internet. May 6, 2010. “Types of Breast Cancer.” Official website of the National Breast Cancer Foundation® - Information, awareness and donations. 1991. the web. May 6, 2010. “Understanding breast cancer.” Susan G. Komen for Healing. Internet. May 6, 2010. Zieve, David. "Breast cancer." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Internet. May 6, 2010. http://nlm.nih.gov Brinker, Nancy G. “Ww5.komen.org.” The Nancy G Brinker Story (2012). Ww5.komen.org. Internet. May 11, 2012. Corbett, Tiffany. “Share your story.” The Tiffany Corbett Story (2010). Ww5.komen.org. Internet. May 11, 2012.King, Crystal. “Share your story.” The Crystal King Story (2010). Ww5.komen.org. Internet. May 11 2010.