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Stages of Cancer
Treatments
The Ribbon of Hope
Myths
What is...
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How many stages of cancer are there?
Five
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What is treatment dependent on?
Treatments depend on the stage of the breast cancer.
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What is the color of the ribbon?
Pink.
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Does breast lump mean cancer?.
Around 80 percent of breast lumps are actually begin as tumors or cysts.
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True or false, breast cancer develops in the breast.
True.
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What is the name for the "0th Stage"?
Non-invasive stage.
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What are some treatments used to combat cancer?
Surgery, drugs or radiation.
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What does it associate with?
Individual generosity, faith in scientific progress, and a can-do attitude.
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Do men get breast cancer?
True. It is estimated that about 2,190 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 410 will die each year.
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True or false? Tumors are a mass of tissue caused by uncontrolled cell growth.
True.
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What are stage 4's symptoms?
Cancer has spread to other body areas, such as the brain, lungs, or bones.
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What does radiation do?

Radiation is given after surgery which increases the chances of survival.

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Who made the ribbon?
Alexandra Penney, the editor-in-chief of the women's health magazine Self, and breast cancer survivor Evelyn Lauder
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Is it true that if you've had a family member who had cancer before, you will get it?
False. Women who have a family history do have a higher risk of getting it, but only about 10% of individuals with breast cancer have a family history.
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Where can tumors spread?
Tumors can spread by entering blood or lymph vessels, which branch into tissues throughout the body.
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What are stage 2's symptoms?
Cancer is growing; still in the breast or has extended to the nearby lymph nodes.
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What type of treatment provides the largest benefit to combating cancer?
Surgical removal of the tumor provides the single largest benefit with surgery alone curing many cases.
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What is the ribbon's goal?

It encourages consumers to focus on the emotionally appealing ultimate vision of a cure to breast cancer.

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Breast cancers always come in lumps, true or false, if true give 2 examples of other signs.
False. Swelling, irritation, dimpling, and other abnormalities can all signal breast cancer
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What is metastasis?
It is cancer cells traveling to other parts of the body and damaging other tissues and organs.