Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases that plague humans in the present day, and breast cancer is one of its subsidiaries that has inflicted pain, worries, and death on loads of family members. The importance of speeding up awareness can never be overemphasized, as it can go a long way to saving a soul. Last year, I lost someone dear to me to breast cancer, and today I'll love to talk and tell you all I know about it with the mindset of getting us aware and conscious of what to do to know our status.
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Cancer, to my understanding, are abnormal cells that are split in the body disorderly and thereby cause harm to the body by destroying tissues. It's very deadly and can plague most parts of our bodies. It's very dangerous and deadly, and it has the potential to cost many lives. Breast cancer is the same as I've explained above, but it's now centered around the breasts of a woman and can lead to lumps developing, which, when not properly managed, could lead to the breast hardening up to the point where it might need to be cut off to preserve one's health and prevent it from spreading to other parts.
Taking about the causes of cancer according to what I learned during the case of that person close to me, we get to understand that breast cancer can inflict someone due to inheritance of some gene, heredity, reproduction, weight, and old age, although in her case she was younger, but it's probably due to her weight or maybe because she doesn't prioritize her health, and that made her not to discover it and curb its development until it got worse and then lead to her untimely death.
I probably should talk about her story a little. Maybe someone would learn from it. Bunmi is a fine, young, and robust lady who's decent and easygoing. She was a close friend to my cousin, and we all grew up in the same neighborhood. She just graduated, introduced her finances to her parents, and was on her way to NYSC camp when it was discovered that she had breast cancer. NYSC requires a thorough analysis of one's health status before indulging such people in activities that could endanger their health.
As of then, her breast was already hardened up, and the doctors were amazed. She hasn't gone for any treatment or medication prior to that. In her word, she said that when he noticed the lump develop in her breast, she thought it's just a normal sickness like a boil and that it'll go down, but unfortunately for her, weeks turn into months and it keeps getting worse. Because of her fear of injection, she refuses to complain but instead endures the pain and takes pain reliever. In a nutshell, she knows little or nothing about breast cancer until she was diagnosed with it during her medical checkup for nysc.
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To cut a long story short, after a thorough diagnosis, she was placed on some medication and asked to regularly come for a checkup. During that time of her nysc, things got worse, and she had to be referred to a much better hospital, and that was where we were told they'd have to cut off the breast to save her and as well prevent it from spreading. After much consideration, the family isn't that rich, and it took months to gather the money for the surgery, which was later carried out, and her two breasts were chopped off.
Unfortunately for her, the breast cancer has caused loads of damage to her tissues and spread to other parts of her body, and even though her breast was cut off, she couldn't survive nor bear the pain beyond four months after the surgery. My advice to ladies is to make their health a necessity by monitoring, regularly checking around the breasts in case there is a lump developing, and also indulge in exercise and activities that help you stay fit. Also, stay away from alcoholic drinks.
Overall, breast cancer awareness is highly essential to getting everyone to know and understand what breast cancer is, how to check, and things to stay away from to prevent it. Just like Bunmi, my cousin friend, who didn't do the needful untime due to ignorance and fear of injection, we can change the orientation of people with this awareness and prevent the worst from plaguing our women going forward.
That's about all of my knowledge, understanding, and experience with a patient with breast cancer. I hope this helped in one way or another. Thanks so much for your time. Have a healthy lifestyle.