Essay Papers

Associate Level Material                                                                                                                                                                                             Chronic Disease Risk Assessment                                                                                                                                                                               SCI/162                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Breast Cancer:   Cancer is not just one disease. It is a group of diseases that are only in common by the uncontrolled growth of cells. This is known as a Tumor. The cells of a benign Tumor do not spread beyond their initial location. Cancer is diagnosed when a Tumor is found to be malignant and thus has the potential to spread. As we know cancer is a major cause of death and disability in the United States over twenty percent of all deaths are caused by some sort of cancer. Although in younger ages the percentage can be higher.                                                                                                                                                                                       Risk Factors: There are some risk factors for cancer that you cannot avoid. Like genetics or family history, environmental exposes or behaviors that occurred in the past. There are some that you can control such as, you can control your current and future behavior including   diet and exercise, and you’re current and future environmental exposures, such as tobacco smoke or other chemicals. You have to remember that having one of a few of these risk factors does not mean that you are going to get cancer and avoiding these risk factors does not ensure that you are healthy. But avoiding these risk factors does certainly affect your odds. The best...