Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Pink Awareness: Symptoms of Breast Cancer

By Kiew Poh Shian


5 stages of breast cancer and their symptoms:

Stage o can’t see the tumor; there is no evidence of cancer cells or non-cancerous abnormal cells breaking out of the part of the breast in which they started, or of getting through to or invading neighboring normal tissue.

Stage I-- Cancer is less than 2 cm.
Stage II-- Cancer is between 2 to 5 cm with or without involvement of the glands in the armpit
Stage III --Cancer is larger than 5 cm or there is extensive involvement of the glands in the armpit
Stage IV --Cancer has spread outside the breast and involves other organs in the body Stage I & II are considered early and curable.
Stage IIV-- Disease is not curable.

Pink Awareness: Risk of Breast Cancer not only for Women

By Kiew Poh Shian
Photos by Kiew Poh Shian
KAMPAR:Around 100 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman students attended the talk organized by the FLAME group by public relation Year 3 student. Being true to their name, For Lives Are Meaningful and Exciting, their campaign debuted with a series of activities aimed at promoting healthy and conscious lifestyle.