Question 1

what percentage of woman survive breast cancer?

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A large majority: According to the american cancer society, 90% of all women with newly diagnosed breast cancer will be alive at 5 years. However, individual survival depends on the cancer stage with more than 95% of localized breast cancer, approximately 85% of regional breast cancer and only approximatley 25% of advanced breast cancer will be alive at 5 years.

Question 2

what percentage of women survive having breast cancer twice?

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While I do not: Know the percent, I have three women under treatment with that scenario.  It is not usual, but it is not shocking when it occurs. May be more common with lobular carcinoma (which makes up about 15% of breast cancer). It can be presaged by lobular neoplasia which is associated with bilateral breast cancer.

Question 3

what percentage of women who have lumps in their breasts are diagnosed with breast cancer after being scanned?

Accepted Answer

Smallbutsignificant: A lump in the breast is the most common presenting sign of breast cancer, so one must never assume it's benign without working it up. That said, often they are benign. Btw while scans and radiological procedures are very useful in working up breast cancers, a lump which can be felt needs to be biopsied regardless of a normal mammogram.

Question 4

what causes so many women to get breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Our Environment: Most cases of breast cancer in the us are unrelated to genetics and are believed to be due to our environment.  Breast cancer is a disease of the modern world and is much less common in developing nations.  Whether it is a byproduct of what we breathe and/or what we eat, the exact causes are unclear.  However, we do see cancer more commonly in women with early menarche, late menopause, etc.

Question 5

why do fewer men get testiculur and breast cancer than women get breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Different cells: Cancer rates are different depending on the type of cancer.  Testicular cancer rates are different from breast cancer rates, not because one is in a male and one in a female, but because they arise from the cells of different organs of the body.

Question 6

can a women get breast cancer from bdsm breast bondage?

Accepted Answer

No: No. Trauma is not a cause of breast cancer.

Question 7

how high is the percent of women that get breast cancer are obese?

Accepted Answer

Risk is higher: Being overweight (obese being the category for the most overweight) is associated with a modest increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.  It is seen mainly in women who have never had menopausal hormone therapy and probably relates to increased estrogen levels in overweight postmenopausal women.  Premenopausal overweight women have a reduced risk of breast cancer!

Question 8

what causes women to get breast cancer more often than men? is it because of cosmetics?

Accepted Answer

Not cosmetic: Women have many more active cells in their breast tissue resposible for milk production. All of these cells respond and change to the monthly hormonal changes that a woman experiences all the way from their first menstrual cycle as a teenager to menopause. Breast cancer most commonly forms in these active cells of the milk ducts or lobules. These breast tissue cells are much less prominent in men.

Question 9

can a women get breast cancer by wearing a bra while sleeping?

Accepted Answer

No: There is no evidence to suggest that wearing a bra at anytime could lead to cancer. The reason for the development of cancer  is complex and is related to changes in the cell that result in abnormal cells not dying as they should and instead piling up.

Question 10

how can a woman get breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

I wish we knew!: We really don't know what causes breast cancer. We do know that women with a long exposure to estrogen are at a higher risk. If you started your period early, or never got pregnant, you have more estrogen exposure. But these are things you can't really change. However, alcohol intake is associated with breast cancer, so decrease how much you drink. And lower your body fat. And avoid bpa plastics.

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