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Breast Cancer Patients

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                                                                 Acting Front to Nursing Psychological Repercussions in Breast Cancer Patients Maria do Socorro Santos de Oliveira 1 ,  Adalberto Cruz Sampaio 2 ,  Camila Macêdo de Figueiredo 1 ,  Silva Morais de Santana Ferreira 3 ,  Natália Moreira Garcia Feitosa 4 ,  Rosângela Rodrigues dos Santos 5 ,  Petrúcya Frazão Lira 1 ,  Milana Drumond Ramos Santana 1 1 College of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil . 2 University Center Leão Sampaio, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil . 3 Retired, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil . 4 Maternity Hospital São Vicente, College of Medicine, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil . 5 Center for Attention to Student (NAE), College of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil . DOI:  10.4236/ojn.201...
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What is Cervical Cancer?

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  What is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the cervix. The most common cervical cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, accounting for 70% of cases.  Adenocarcinoma  is less common (about 25% of cases)and more difficult to diagnose because it starts higher in the cervix. It is estimated that there will be 913 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in Australia in 2021.  The risk of a woman being diagnosed by age 85 is 1 in 162. The incidence of cervical cancer has significantly decreased since the National Cervical Screening Program began in 1991 and a national Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)vaccine program was introduced in 2007.  The chance of surviving cervical cancer for at least five years is 74%. Learn more about how Cancer Council researchers are   helping Australia eliminate cervical cancer. Cervical cancer symptoms Precancerous changes in cervical cells rarely cause symptoms. The only way to know if there ar...
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