BREAST CANCER The female breast is a familiar structure on the human body. It comes in multiplicity of different sizes and shapes. The breast rests against the chest wall and immediately underneath the breast is the large pectoralis muscle. The muscle covered with a layer of connective tissues called the fascia, which separates the breast from the underlying muscle. The fascia also acts as an important barrier to the initial spread of breast cancer. The …showed first 75 words of 1496 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1496 total…cancer, I know what to do if I find a lump during my monthly breast exams. Knowing these facts and the different types and stages of breast cancer helps me to be in control of the disease and easies the fear. In addition, by detecting the cancer early I could remove the cancer earlier on before giving it a chance to spread. Thus receiving less drastic treatments and not have to worry about plastic surgery.