Breast cancer strikes fear in the heart of a woman. This is an important cause of cancer in women with 207 090 women diagnosed this year and there is no life for more than 40,000 women in 2010, according to the American Cancer Society. Most of the victims are marked with the trauma of treatment and the possibility of loss of part of femininity.
But there is reason for hope. The probability of survival due to illness, you may have improved life in recent years.
Early diagnosis, treatment, and has rarely, breast cancer mortality has fallen since 1999, according to Cancer Facts and Figures 2010 Atlanta: American Cancer Society report.
Widow can not life insurance for the effective treatment of diseases. How fast depends on many factors such as stage or severity of the cancer has spread to other organs and whether the cancer again, "says Anna Hart, director of insurance consulting and advisory ARH Eastland, Texas
Treatment and follow-up is necessary
"People can have a small stage, time and risk of breast cancer to achieve a good life after treatment and were. Followed When breast cancer may be renewed after expiry of the period for 2-5 years. More advanced breast cancer and breast cancer, the deadline for may postpone the application be extended 50-10 years, "said Dr. Ann Hoven, Chief Medical Officer Hartford Life Individual Division. He said that insurance companies do not consider this type of treatment used in cancer chemotherapy, in parallel, but a success.
Life insurers to establish charges of various groups of the classification, the most popular is better and cheaper and lower quality than the smaller and more expensive. Hart says that most of the victims are offered as standard. Some companies offer special rates for cancer of stage 1 and at least 10 years without recurrence, "he said. He says that people with recurrent disease is usually not covered by insurance.
Cancer, both breasts are at higher risk, and therefore more than those who have cancer in one breast, "said Hoven. Hart says that the history of your family is treated as evidence, without preference, but can not refuse.
Hart said that the men and women who survived breast cancer, the same rate. The survivors are entitled to life insurance and more.
If you are refused life insurance in advance, hit hard and fumbled Hoven again when they have received treatment and were waiting. Hoven to encourage women to get annual mammograms and screenings for other cancers following a healthy diet and increase exercise routine in the care and use of other health problems like high blood pressure, quality of life.
If you are not yet complete, "said Hoven Hartford often can live together if your spouse or partner in good health.
Refutation of myths about breast cancer
The use of antiperspirants and underarm shaving increase the risk of breast cancer with someone.
The American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed that there is no scientific evidence for this claim good support. ACS said that the published epidemiological studies on this subject in 2002, no association with breast cancer risk and a sweat or deodorant added. In the second study, published in 2003 showed that young women with breast cancer reported with antiperspirants and underarm shaving began earlier and more often than women diagnosed, was when they were older. But the study does not include a control group of women without breast cancer and has been criticized by experts, reports the ACS.
Used to crush staples during the day cause her breasts lymphatic system causes accumulation of toxins in breast cancer.
The ACS says that there is no scientifically valid studies for each type of bras cause breast cancer to be used. Declaration on e-mail messages that appear to combine the works of man and wife team of medical anthropologists exercise bras for breast cancer based. But her studies were in accordance with the principles of epidemiological research carried out and leave the other variables, such as the known risk factors for breast cancer, says the ACS.
Paget's disease, such as a rash around the nipple is a rare breast cancer with the condition of the skin, may be confused.
E-mail This myth is really a description of a likely in this rare disease, "said ACS chief medical officer, Ted Gansler." There is no doubt that some cases of Paget's disease are first seen and is caused by benign skin diseases, " said Gansler disease. Paget start breast ducts and spreads to the skin, nipple and areola, the dark circle of the nipple. Paget's disease represents only 1 percent of breast cancers. Skin nipple and areola often appears crusted, scaly and red, with areas of bleeding or discharge. Women may experience burning or itching. Ask your doctor if changes such as tumor growth or swelling of the breast or armpit skin irritation or cavities, nipple pain or withdrawal (twisting), redness or peeling of the skin or nipple breasts or download other than breast milk, recommended by ACS.
Power lines, microwave ovens and televisions can cause breast cancer.
There are several studies in the last 15 years, the assessment of children and adults in households' exposure to electromagnetic fields, breast cancer, brain cancer, leukemia and got most of which failed, the National Cancer Institute, said. However, should the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences increasing distance between the devices, the electromagnetic fields, such as televisions, microwaves and electric blankets and avoid each other and that children could generate around power lines. Electromagnetic fields emitted transferred equipment or generate electricity.
You can only inherit breast cancer from one part of the mother.
That is not true, says the National Cancer Institute. Genes associated with breast cancer can inherit from the hand of the Father, so .
