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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer has touched the lives of many of us; whether you are a breast cancer survivor, in the midst of breast cancer treatment, or have a loved one who has been diagnosed. For women in the United States, breast cancer is the second most common cancer, with skin cancer being the first. However, breast cancer can occur in men as well, but it is rare.

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. Cancer occurs when there are abnormal changes in the genes that are responsible for regulating the growth of cells and keeping them health...