Breast Cancer Among Young Women

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Breast cancer among young women
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Breast cancer among young women
Introduction
What is this health concern known as breast cancer? How does it relate to and affect young
women? How long should I wait to talk to a doctor? These are some of the questions which are
asked by some women, different medical professionals, and other healthcare staffs. Cancer
affects numerous women in the United States of America. It is one of the diseases which does
not discriminate against age, social status, religion or race (Jinsook Kim, Ashing-Giwa, Singer &
Tejero, 2006). In many and present health cases, numerous young women in the United States of
America are being diagnosed with breast cancer.
a. The video is talking about younger women going for early diagnosis of breast cancer
which they have described as a life-changing scenario for them. Some of the younger
women in this video like Olivia Hutcherson, was persistent to undergo breast cancer
diagnosis even though her medical officer told her that she had nothing to worry about
her condition. According to the video, there are about 5% of cases of breast cancer
happening under the age of 40 years which reflects about 12000 women yearly.
b. From the video, I can tell younger women that breast cancer does not discriminate about
age as younger women are as vulnerable as the older women. The statistics show that
younger women are also vulnerable to breast cancer just like the older women. Most
younger women do not undergo screening and diagnosis since most of them do not take
breast cancer seriously (Ju-Yu et al. 2006). With effective health promotion and
advancement programs (Mayfield-Johnson, Rachal, & Butler, 2014), the youths can take
the first step to know their status just like Hutcherson.