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Understanding Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast. It occurs when cancerous cells develop in· the tissue of the breast, to this effect knowing the anatomy of the breast is essential, most cases of breast cancer originate in the cells that line the duck. Breast cancer is mostly found in women but men too can also get it.

Understanding breast cancer helps one to know something about the normal structure of the breast. A woman’s breast is made up of glands that make breast milk called lobules ducks (small tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple) fatty and connective tissues, blood vessels and lymph vessels. Some breast cancer also begins in the beginning and others start from other tissues.

Breast cancer can spread through the lymph system. It can enter the lymphatic vessels and begin to grow in lymph nodes.

Every woman wants to know what she can do to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Most cancer aren’t inherited. This means that there are so many things to be done to reduce the risk of being diagnosed of it.  If you have no history of it, there are also steps you can take to keep your risk as low as it can be.

Researchers are working to learn how factors in the environment outside and inside your body may work separately and together to affect your health and the risk of developing it. The environment inside your body include “genetic hormones level and illnesses”, while the environment outside your body include air, water, food and everything else you can come in contact with everyday.

Its risk factors include age, as you grow older there is a high possibility of increase in developing breast cancer:

Family and personal history of breast cancer doubles the risk.

Other factors include race, alcohol consumption, family planning choices, genetics and finally a young girl menstruating below the age of 12, etc.  Its symptoms are: Discharge from the nipple, persistent tenderness of the breast, pain in the nipple, swelling or mass in the armpit, a lump that can be felt no matter how small it is. Sometimes there are no symptoms when it is in the early stage, it may cause no pain or discomfort. Also a change in the shape, colour and texture of the breast too.

Some of the possible ways of preventing breast cancer and the risk factor are:

Maintaining a healthy body weight minimise or avoid alcohol, consume as many fruits as possible, regular exercises, avoid fatty, packaged and processed foods, minimise pharmacologic estrogens and xenoestrogens, take your supplements daily

Avoid omega 6 fat and increase your omega 3 fats.

Maintain a positive mental outlook.

If you notice anything unusual report to your doctor, self breast examination is one of the best ways to notice any change in the breast. Having a regular mammogram and clinical breast examination by your health professional can help you understand changes in your breast and remember many lumps and rashes are benign (not cancerous) and can respond well to proper treatment.

Mimontu is an undergraduate of Mass  Communication,  RSUST, Port Harcourt.

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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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