{"id":194,"date":"2026-04-26T05:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2026-04-26T05:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:43:28","slug":"reflection-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/seminar-project\/reflection-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In shallow knowledge, all I knew was that breast cancer in men is rare but deadly, as there are limited treatment options and clinical trials for an early diagnosis. But as I continued to do research about male breast cancer, I discovered that it was a lot less common than I had assumed, and the treatments provided were not specific to males, but were derived from females, which was then assumed to work on males. I was most surprised to find that there are no clinical trials done on men about breast cancer, which I think is perplexing given that the issue has already been presented at hand. With that said, I think as I continued to know more about male breast cancer, the more my writing flourishes to smooth the surface and pave the way for a clear understanding of male breast cancer. I discovered that I have quite the talent for metaphorically describing topics whilst still staying on topic. I also discovered that I barely make grammatical errors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I were stuck in an elevator and had to give a short two-minute talk to someone about male breast cancer research, I would say that male breast cancer is a rare condition presented in men, about 1% prevalence. Though rare, when presented becomes a death sentence due to the delay in diagnosis and limited resources provided, as breast cancer, for a long time, was categorized as exclusively a female condition. I learned that all genders should be required to go through a mammography exam every now and then to assess breast tissue for any potential tumor growth. Furthermore, genetically, men can be carriers of the male breast cancer receptor; it would be best to get an examination early on, even without the symptoms, to prevent progression or worsening of tumor cells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In shallow knowledge, all I knew was that breast cancer in men is rare but deadly, as there are limited treatment options and clinical trials for an early diagnosis. But as I continued to do research about male breast cancer, I discovered that it was a lot less common than I had assumed, and the&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/seminar-project\/reflection-3\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":28374,"featured_media":0,"parent":170,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions\/195"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire-04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}