Breast+and+ovarian+cancer

[|Breast and ovarian cancer] TCG. Cheesecake! 1. The diseased gene can be located on either chromosome 17 or chromosome 13 2. You can get this disease because of a mutation in the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 or if prior family members had this, you are more suspectible to it. 3. Symptoms of this disease are lumps of tumors located in the breast and pelvic regions of the body. 4. Occurs mostly in women over the age of 50. 5. A doctor would examine your body, feeling for lumps. He would also take a fluid sample from the ovaries to look at ovary cells. Blood tests are run and your blood can be tested for cancer. They would also use an ultra sound to look for tumors of cancer and do a biopsy which is a removement of tissues to look for tumors. 6. Three types of therapy is used to treat cancer. Local thearpy opens the body and removes any cancer tumors found. Intrapertoneal Chemotherapy is a process where chemotherapy is injected directly into the pelvis. Systemic Chemotherapy where chemotherapy is taken by mouth or injected in a vein. 7. This cancer can be deadly causing thousands of women to die each year from it. Eating healthy can help you recover from cancer. 8. Studies are being done through yeast and fruit flies to help cancer knoledge grow. Sources Cited: 1."Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Genes and Disease - NCBI Bookshelf." Web. 19 Oct. 2011. []. 2."Ovarian Cancer Symptoms, Signs, Prognosis, Stages, Treatment Options, Diagnosis and Causes on MedicineNet.com." Web. 19 Oct. 2011. [].