It is estimated that 182,800 women and 1,400 men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. Though rare in men, breast cancer accounts for 30% of all cancer diagnosed in women. When the doctor has just told you that your diagnosis of breast cancer is most definite, it typically triggers a whirlwind of feelings and concerns. From the most emotional thinking, "How will I survive this cancer?" to the most practical one saying, "How will my life change after this?" Caring and support can be found from the women who are surviving and managing their lives despite having breast cancer. The most common feeling is self-esteem. Self-esteem is not having any love for yourself. Self-esteem is a

one's feeling of high or low self worth. You have no control over your feelings, always thinking less of yourself and having doubt in all aspect of life.

Regardless of the kind of surgery one has, mourning for what is a painful process of breast cancer but is necessary for everyone. You will get through it by yourself, and with the support of family, friends, therapists, and fellow patients. Accepting your loss and grieving in your own way can get you through it all. My field of career is Sonography and I will be the one examining the patients. I will be dealing with the denying and the acceptance part of being examined for possible breast cancer. My job will be to reassure them about the process and explain to them as to what I am doing on the ultra sound. I can teach them how to cope through the process of being examined. The most important part of all will be listening to the patient and making them feel as comfortable as possible. Being the one who knows what is going on in their body I can talk to them and tell them to find out more information about breast cancer before them make any major decisions.

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A typical person can go through a lot of ordeals in a short time. Losing a part of the body is not an every day thing, especially a breast. The first signs of breast cancer appear on mammograms, they cannot be "felt" by the fingers or as symptoms. A lump or a mass will know more obvious symptoms. Either you get a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. A lumpectomy is an excision (removing of) of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue. A mastectomy is excision of a breast.

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