Health and Wellness Ministry
Breast
Cancer is not 
Decent nor is it in Order!
If you open your Bible to I
Corinthians 14:40 you will find these words, “Let all things be done decently
and in order.” As I spend my days
learning more about breast cancer and its devastating effects on the human
body, I can clearly see the correlation between the fall of mankind and the
truth of the scriptures.
Cancer is the result of abnormal
changes in the DNA responsible for controlling the growth of cells and for
keeping them healthy. The most common
cancer among African American women is breast cancer. It is an uncontrolled
growth of breast cells.
When cell life is functioning
normally, they replace themselves through an orderly process. Basically strong healthy cells take over as old
weak cells die. You could refer to it as
the life cycle of a cell. Cancer occurs
when mutations turn on some genes and off the others. The process continues without order or control adding more of the same cell and forming
the tumor.
Benign tumors, the non-cancerous ones;
look normal, grow slowly and do not take over surrounding tissue and neither do
they spread to other parts of the body.
On the other hand, malignant tumors are cancerous, can grow quickly, not
look like a normal cell and they travel away from the place of origin to other
areas in the body.
Breast cancer usually begins in the
cells of the lobules, which are the glands responsible for producing milk. This
is the passage where milk drains to the nipple. Once the cancer cells invade
healthy breast tissue and journey to the lymph nodes under the arm, it now has
an opportunity to spread to other parts of the body.
According to information published by
BREASTCANCER.ORG, breast cancer or any
cancer is always a mistake or genetic error.
Only 5-10 percent of breast cancers are inherited from our parents. Approximately 90% of breast cancers are due
to the wears and tears of everyday life and the aging process. Simply put, the older we as humans become;
the greater our chances are to encounter breast cancer.
The following is a list of weapons to
combat breast cancer.
Ø Strengthen your spiritual relationship and connection to God!
Ø Avoid excessive use of alcohol.
Ø Limit your intake of animal fats.
Ø Consume large amounts of fruits and vegetables.
Ø Exercise regularly!
Ø Increase the water you drink.
Ø Don’t use tobacco products.
Ø Spend time outside in the fresh air!
Ø Control your consumption of caffeine.
Ø Perform self breast exams monthly at the age of 20.
Ø Start having clinical breast exams at the age of 30.
Ø At 40, get your very first mammogram; or 10 years earlier than
the age your mother or father was if she or he was diagnosed with breast
cancer.
Ø Get tested annually!
Life is full of unpredictable circumstance, but if we at least try to do everything decent and in order, perhaps breast cancer and other deadly diseases will be eliminated in our lifetime. Be Blessed and Stay Health