Every Deaf and Hard of Hearing Woman Counts

Overview

Today, I am here to explain about Breast Cancer and how early detection can save your life. Now let's begin.

If the doctor tells you that you have breast cancer, it does not mean that you will surely die. With early detection most women will survive breast cancer.

What exactly is breast cancer?

The body makes new cells to replace the old cells. Look at this smiley face representing a normal cell. When it reproduces, it usually produces other cells just like itself. Once in a while it produces a cell that is slightly different, like this smiley faced cell with one sad eye. It may take many more small changes like this before one change occurs which forever changes how that new cell will behave. Suddenly, this cell becomes aggressive in the speed with which it makes new cells just like itself. This cell is now behaving like a cancer cell and the growing accumulation of cancer cells is called a tumor or a lump.