Uterine Cancer Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for African American women. Every day in Louisiana, eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer and two women will die from it.
Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells.
With cancer, cells grow out of control, divide more than they should, and form masses known as tumors. Benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body, but may interfere with body functions and require removal. Malignant or Cancerous tumors not only invade or destroy normal tissue, but these cells break away from the original tumor and migrate to other parts of the body. The breasts are made up mostly of fat tissue and glands, and the size of the breasts depends on the amount of fat. Breasts change as women age.