Breast cancer awareness
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast Cancer Awareness (pronunciation: /ˈbrɛst ˈkænsər əˈwɛərnəs/) is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer.
Etymology
The term "Breast Cancer Awareness" is derived from the English words "breast" (referring to the part of the body where the disease occurs), "cancer" (from the Latin cancer meaning "crab", due to the crab-like spread of an invasive cancer), and "awareness" (from the Old English gewær, meaning "watchful, vigilant").
Related Terms
- Mammography: A specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.
- Breast Self-Examination: A screening method used in an attempt to detect early breast cancer. The method involves the woman herself looking at and feeling each breast for possible lumps, distortions, or swelling.
- Chemotherapy: A type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen.
- Radiation Therapy: Therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells.
- Mastectomy: A surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts, partially or completely.
- Lumpectomy: Surgery in which only the tumor and some surrounding tissue is removed. It is also called breast-conserving surgery.
- Oncology: A branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
- Metastasis: The spread of a cancer or other disease from one organ or part of the body to another without being directly connected with it.
- BRCA1 and BRCA2: Two genes that produce proteins that suppress tumors. When these genes have certain changes or mutations, they may lead to the development of breast cancer.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Breast cancer awareness
- Wikipedia's article - Breast cancer awareness
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