Breast Cancer Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells form a lump or mass called a tumor. Cells from the tumor can break away and travel to other parts of the body. There they can continue to grow. This spreading process is called metastasis. When cancer spreads, it is …showed first 75 words of 1166 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1166 total…to detect it, treat it, and fight it. Breast cancer is one major fear of most women in the world today. Bibliography Works Cited Cancer.com. Cancer Facts. New York: World Wide Web, 1994: 1-16 Feigenbeum, Lawrence H. Women in the 90's. Dallas: Jovanovich, 1999 Lee, Susan A. Women Dealing With Breast Cancer. California: Harccurt, 1962 Vacan, Juile. Cancer in Women Today. New York: Teen People, 2000: 25-37 Women.com. Women on the Web. Florida: World Wide Web, 1998: 6-9