Beauty

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Beauty Well-Being

• The Politics of Breast Cancer

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Everyday Toxic Products

• 75,000 synthetic chemicals used commercially
• Toxicity known or not established
• Animal testing inhumane and inadequate
• Single chemical dosage
• No testing of environment
• Toxic Substances Control Act
• innocent until proven guilty
• confidential business information
• Weak enforcement and overwhelmed administration

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Body BurdenTotal amount of toxic chemicals
present in human body at a given point in time

• Chemicals
• Are found in our air water, food we eat,
  products we use
• Are bioaccumulative synergistic
• Include carcinogens, teratogens,
  developmental/reproductive toxicants, endocrine
  disruptors
• Cause
• cancer, neurological problems, infertility,
  dysfunctional immune systems in adults
• Developmental disabilities, genital malformation,
  and cognitive behavior problems in children

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Breast Cancer

• Inequalities in Prevention, Diagnosis Treatment

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Causes of Breast Cancer

• Associated Risks
• Environment
• Pollutants
• Xenoestrogen
• Discretionary pollutants
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• High fat Diet
• Genes
• Race
• Family History

• Causes
• Environment
• Ionizing Radiation
• Genes
• Inherited Genetic Defects

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Known and probable risk factors

• being a woman
• getting older
• having a personal history of ovarian cancer
• having a family history of breast cancer
• having your first period before age 12
• starting menopause after age 55
• never having children
• having your first child after age 30
• Moving to or residing in the United States
• Exposure to pesticides, detergents, plastics,
  petrochemicals, bleach
• drinking more than 1 alcoholic drink per day
• being overweight after menopause or gaining
  weight as an adult.
• currently or recently using hormone replacement
  therapy (HRT) for 5 years or longer

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Womans Chances of Breast Cancer Increases With Age Womans Chances of Breast Cancer Increases With Age
   By age 30   By age 40   By age 50   By age 60   By age 70   By age 80   Ever   1 out of 2,212  1 out of 235  1 out of 54  1 out of 23  1 out of 14  1 out of 10  1 out of 8



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Systems of Inequality Privilege in Breast
Cancer

• Racial differences in
• Incidence
• Treatment Protocol
• A new study suggests Puerto Rican women are 50
  more likely to receive substandard care for
  breast cancer.
• Mortality Survival
• In one county in West Virginia breast cancer is
  less common than the national average, yet breast
  cancer deaths in that county are more than 79
  higher than the US rate.
• Sexual Orientation
• No children
• Menstrual cycles
• Breast feeding
• Alcohol use
• Obesity
• Race, Clas Sexual Orientation Access to
  Health Insurance Care

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Percent of American Women Who Have Had a Mammogram Within Past 2 Years Percent of American Women Who Have Had a Mammogram Within Past 2 Years
All Women Over 40White, Non-Hispanic Women Over 40Black, Non-Hispanic Women Over 40Hispanic Women Over 40Women Over 40 Below Poverty LevelWomen Over 40 Above Poverty Level 66.9686660.250.569.3


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Treatment vs. Prevention

• Treatment optionssurgery, radiation,
  chemotherapyhave not changed substantially since
  1970s
• Mammography is diagnosis, not prevention
• Mammography gives false negatives 20-40 of the
  time
• Environmentone of biggest predictorsis
  completely alterable

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Womens Response to Breast Cancer

• Caretaker needs care
• Breast loss ? beauty body image
• Physical changes
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Response from others