Journal+6

In journal two, you drafted a list of questions to which you needed to find answers. Some of these questions, if not all, became your interview questions. It's now time to think about your research and zero in on what you need to find out.
 * Honors English I**

1. Review all of your journals, including the notes you took during your interview. 2. Identify the overall topic of your research. 3. Create ten questions about the topic. Some of these you will have answers to from your interview. Your interview might have also raised some additional questions for you. Most of the questions will require further research. 4. This page will serve as a place to keep your notes during your research. As you research, you will answer these questions.

1. How do young adults cope with breast cancer? "You were very helpful with things and you wanted to take the mother role of the house." Sometimes emotions take over and you have bad days but then you have to remember this happened for a reason and that you will eventually get through it. Uncovering different sides of the young adults that you usually wouldn't see on a normal basis. Was able to handle things well, and had her bad moments. Young adults like to get their minds off of the subject so in this case, Rebecca just focused mostly on basketball and used that sport to vent her true feelings. "You live with someone, you mother her, yet there's so much depth to her I'd never have uncovered had we not done this," RuthAnn says. 2. How do the members' of families reactions differ from one another? My mom said I was very helpful and mature. One of my older twin brothers went and cried in his room, and the other twin was silent for days. It didn't affect my younger brother at all because he was too young to understand what was happening. My father, was very helpful and supported my mom with every move my mom made. Was the best husband he could be. 3. Is it more common for females or males to get breast cancer? Only 1% of males in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. In most cases, breast cancer occurs in women.
 * Research Topics:**
 * Coping With Cancer**
 * Breast Cancer**
 * Cancer in Families**
 * Interview: I interviewed my mother because she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago and since she is my mom, I was exposed to it as well.**

4. When in life does breast cancer usually occur? My mom told me that breast cancer usually occurs in women between the ages of 40 and 50. The older you are the higher chance you have of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

5. How does age have an effect on their reactions to breast cancer? When you are younger, it is a lot harder to react calmly about getting cancer yourself. There are big chances that the person if affected for life.

6.How many different kinds of breast cancer are there? There are three kinds. Ductal, lobular, and inflammatory.

7. How do most adults cope with having breast cancer? Adults have varied ways of reacting to breast cancer. Some are positive and keep their head held high, others are sad and always depressed. It depends on the person and their personality.

8. What is the most effective way of dealing with breast cancer? Be strong, be positive, learn as much as you can about the disease, and empower and inspire others with your story.

9. How does breast cancer rate in the scale of America's Killers? It is number two for top killing diseases for women.

10. What can doctors do until we find a cure for breast cancer? Stay updated on all the newest information and cutting edge techniques to best care for their patients. Gilliland, Denise.Personal Interview. 18, March 2011. Jones, Barbara. "Courage that runs in the family." Good Housekeeping May 1996: 22+. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.

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