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Public Health Care Practice Topic Release Breast Cancer

   

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HEALTH CARE PRACTICETopic ReleaseBreast cancer1

Public health is concerned with an understanding of defining the several determinants ofmajor health issues. Public health is both an art and science which assist in managing challengesof health and promoting better life to a person by educating them and define appropriate policytowards it (Adler, Glymour and Fielding, 2016). This essay described about the major healthissues such as diabetes, breast cancer and others in the United Kingdom with relevant strategiesand interventions by the government. Moreover, it looked at the roles and challenges in front of ahealth care professional while dealing with such a challenge or issue. Further, this report showeda reflective account using Kolbe's model of learning that analyzed an individual's attributes andcharacteristics through SWOT analysis in the healthcare sector. Here, the focus is on discussingthe breast cancer and its related aspects as there is sudden rise of cases in UK women. Cancer is one of the crucial diseases which found typically in maximum number ofpeople. Various famous health organizations and other institutes are working to control cancer(Baade, Pykeand Aitken 2016). Cancer takes place when abnormal cells start to divide and growin uncontrolled way. The cells can grow into surrounding tissues or organs. It may spread toother areas of the body and there is a need to analyze the aspects of cancer cells to prevent itsonset as it gets spread at faster rate (Cancer Research UK, 2019). In this regard, there are typesof cancer such as cervical cancer and some liver cancers which are caused by viruses(oncoviruses). Traditional vaccines against such viruses such as HPV vaccine and hepatitis Bvaccine, prevent those types of cancer. Primarily, UK has seen wide number of cases in bothwomen as well as men. A recent study of 2015 signifies that a number of cases of cancer in theUK were 359,960. 53% cases of cancer were associated with lungs, breast in 2015 which needcritical and effective assessment by the government of Britain (Cancer incidence statistics,2018). One of the growing cases of cancer in women these days is breast cancer. Breast cancer isdefined as “ type of cancer in which the development of an abnormal change occurs and affectsthe shape of the breast tissues“ (Rydén, Saal and Borg, 2018). The government of the UnitedKingdom expected that around 268,000 new cases can arise in the United Kingdom of cancer(Llop-Gironés, Mazive and Benach, 2018). The number of cancer are increasing day after daybut out of which the number of death get reduced and survivors number has increased. This isdepicted as essential and major steps by NHS and other public health bodies. All of these arecontributing more and more in controlling cancer (Levine, Husainiand Hennekens, 2016).In order to decrease the onset of breast cancer, there are certain determinants that hasbeen interpreted to define signs. It is important for a person to understand such determinantseffectively so that they can assess the starting stage of cancer and take proper precaution andvaccination to avoid it (Leung, Smith and McLaughlin, 2016). Following are signs andsymptoms of cancer which needed to be undertaken in an appropriate and effective manner.These consists of fatigue problems related to breathing and continuous coughing, weightchanges, poor bowel or bladder habits, skin color changes to yellow, dark, red and unexpectedbleeding or bruising (Singhand Jemal, 2018).All these are major determinants which arise before cancer. Thus, it is important for anindividual to take advise from their GP while found any stated sort of reason. Thus, if cancerfound on initial stage then proper treatment assist in managing it. Hence, NHS and other social2

welfare companies need to provide proper education to clients about signs and signify them thatCancer needs to be finished till 2020. Cancer is identified as one of the major health issue in the UK and many other parts ofthe world. It is really important for the government to prepare certain strategies and interventionswhich enables and control breast cancer patients in the UK. More than 2 million people in theUnited Kingdom are suffering from cancer. The research of 2012 stated that 46% of people diedin the United Kingdom due to cancer (Top Health Issues Affecting the British Public, 2016). Themost common cancer found in women and men both for on an average age of 22-40. NHS and other public health associations in the UK preparing strategies and interventionsto control the cancer rate in the UK and other parts of the world. The most common advice is tolay smoking, avoid prolonged exposure in sun, eat a healthy diet and maintains a healthy routine.According to a research conducted in 2015, total number of breast cancer cases detected in UKin year 2015 were more than 55000 out of which approximately 11500 deaths cases werereported in 2016. According to a survey conducted by cancer research UK, approximately 78 % survivalcases were detected in females in past 10 years. This survey was conducted in England andWales and 23% cases of Breast cases were preventable. In England survival cases of Breastcancer were highest at an age group of 60 to 69 years between years 2009 – 2013. It had beenobserved that chances of survival in breast cancer had increased in past 40 years at all stages.The breast cancer is one of the most commonly found cancer in both men and women especiallyfound at an age of 22 to 40 years.3

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