Common types of breast cancer Loop Cayman Islands

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Breast cancer can be categorized into a number of different subtypes based on where it first appears in the breast, how much it has spread, and other characteristics.

Your doctor can identify the type of breast cancer you have using a tissue sample from your breast biopsy or, if you’ve already had surgery, using the tumour. This information helps your doctor decide which treatment options are most appropriate for you.

Here are a few of the most common types of breast cancer.

Invasive breast cancer

Breast cancer that has spread into the breast tissue around it is referred to as invasive (or infiltrating). The two most common types are determined by where in the breast they start to grow.

Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)

The milk ducts, which are the tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple, are where invasive ductal carcinoma, or IDC, develops. According to breastcancer.org, a little more than 80% of all breast cancers are invasive ductal carcinomas, making it the most prevalent type.

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a type of invasive breast cancer that begins in the lobules, or milk-producing glands in the breast. It is the second most prevalent type of breast cancer, accounting for 10% of all invasive breast cancers.

Other types include:

Triple-negative breast cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer is an aggressive subtype of invasive breast cancer that doesn’t have extra HER2 proteins and tests negative for both progesterone and estrogen receptors. Invasive triple-negative breast cancers make up about 12% of all breast cancers.

Inflammatory breast cancer

Compared to other types of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer has a tendency to spread more quickly and can be found in the ducts or lobules. Its name comes from the inflammatory symptoms it produces, which typically include redness and swelling on the breast’s surface. Due to these symptoms, breast infection is frequently misdiagnosed. According to the American Cancer Society, one in three patients with this type of cancer does not receive a diagnosis until the disease has spread to other parts of the body and is at an advanced stage (ACS). Inflammatory breast cancer has a lower survival rate due to these factors.

Metastatic breast cancer

Known also as stage IV breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer is an invasive form of the disease that has spread to organs other than the breast, such as the bones, liver, lungs, or brain. Metastatic breast cancer can occur months or years after the initial treatment.

Non-invasive breast cancer

Non-invasive (also known as in situ) breast cancer refers to cases in which the disease has not spread past the original breast tissue. The term “precancer” is also used to describe non-invasive breast cancers. Non-invasive breast cancer mainly comes in two forms:

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

Non-invasive breast cancer that has not spread past the milk ducts where it first appeared is known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Although DCIS is not immediately life-threatening, it is thought to be a precursor to invasive breast cancer and raises the possibility of getting it later in life. DCIS accounts for roughly 16% of all breast cancer diagnoses.

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)

Breast cancer that has not spread outside the original lobules where it began is called lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). Though it goes by the name of breast cancer, LCIS is actually a benign breast condition.

Be sure to see your doctor as soon as possible if you experience any breast cancer-related symptoms that concern you.

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St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Congratulates Taiwan on Its 111th National Day

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 11, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the observation of its 111th National Day on October 10.

“I want to congratulate you on the 111th National Day celebration and to convey to your President and to your people our warmest congratulations. We do wish you much more success,” said Prime Minister Dr. Drew, who was at the time speaking at the end of a well-attended health walk on Saturday, October 08, held as part of the local activities to commemorate Taiwan’s National Day.

The tenth of October or, as it is more commonly known “double ten”, is a holiday in Taiwan commemorating the start of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising in China, which marked the end of the Qing Dynasty, leading to the founding of the Republic of China on January 01, 1912.

The Republic of China (Taiwan) was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in 1983. Thirty-nine (39) years later, Prime Minister Dr. Drew said that the relationship has not only stood the test of time but has gotten even stronger.

“Irrespective of the political administration…, this relationship continues to be strong and it shows that it is just beyond any political party.  But really, the relationship is a close and tight connection between the people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis,” Dr. Drew added.

Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew is scheduled to lead a delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis for his first State Visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in November of this year.

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Jamaica’s only clay court tennis tournament on this weekend Loop Jamaica

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Jamaica’s only clay court tennis tournament will be held this weekend in Negril, after being absent from the calendar for the past two years because of the pandemic.

More than 80 players based locally and abroad have registered in five categories for the Levy Cheeks Couples Swept Away Clay Court Tennis Championships, scheduled for Saturday, October 15 to Monday, October 17, which is National Heroes’ Day.

It is the longest continuously held tennis tournament in Jamaica, being held since 1991 except for the pandemic years.

“All the top players locally will be taking part…(however) quite a few of our top players and Davis Cup players will be missing this year because of school”, tournament director Llockett McGregor said at the tournament launch at the Liguanea Club in Kingston on Wednesday.

Joniel Powell, a representative from title sponsor Levy Cheeks, said partnering with the tournament was a way for the law firm to give back to the country and contribute to the development of sports tourism.

“It makes people know that besides being in the courtroom, we like to be on the (tennis) courts outside”, Powell quipped.

Of interest is the difference in prize money on offer for the winners of the Men’s Open Singles and Ladies’ Open Singles; the men’s winner will pocket $250,000, while the victorious woman gets $95,000.

Other categories in the tournament are the Men’s Pro 35, Men’s Amateur 35, and Women’s Amateur Singles.

Organisers say players are expected from the United States, Canada, and Europe for the tournament. Players entered so far include Shaneka Knight, Atton Burrell, and Maurice Brown.

Knight who was at the launch expressed optimism about doing well in the tournament she last entered in 2016.

“I haven’t been playing for a few years, but I want to get back into the tournament scene. I have been practicing on clay in Florida for this tournament”, Knight told Loop News.

The French Open at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris is the only one of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments played on clay courts.

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John tells Government: Tackle the fundamentals!

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OPPOSITION Senator Jearlean John accused the Government of failing to tackle certain fundamental issues troubling this society, such as a pervasive alienation of thousands of rootless youngsters who were vulnerable to becoming victims or perpetrators of violent crime.

She said unlike past co-operation between former PNM head the late Patrick Manning and UNC head Basdeo Panday, she told the Senate during Thursday’s budget debate the Opposition “cannot support Government’s plans.”John said the US Government had issued a travel advisory on Trinidad and Tobago, as everyone knew crime was out of control.”If crime remains out of control, capital will not come to these shores.”She lamented that violent crime was just going on and on, as she lamented the “sheer brutality” of the recent murder of a 15-year-old boy whose body was found stuffed down a latrine.

“What could he have done to be killed?” she asked sadly. John urged, “We have to get to the fundamentals. What’s causing people to behave the way they are behaving?”She saw the Government as offering nothing to get at the root of crime committed by young people. Talent, enthusiasm and flair existed all over TT, she said, but not opportunities. She recalled UK opposition leader Keir Starmer recently saying an early intervention could set a life in another direction if only someone stepped in.

Asking what the Government was initiating, she lamented 21-year-olds believed there was nothing to live for and “there was glory dying with a gun in their hand.”Scoffing at the motto “One shot, one kill,” coined by former police commissioner Gary Griffith, John advised, “We cannot shoot our way out of crime.”Saying the country needed proper statistics such as those to be provided by the long-talked-about National Statistical Institute, she said, “How do we know how many young men are out there running wild? Do they want to do agriculture?”

Complaining of gang-land borderlines, she lamented that residents of lower and upper Duncan Street cannot mingle. Urging an anti-crime plan, John quipped, “We have dollars, but what we need is sense.” John criticised the budget, saying price hikes had hit Tobago worse than Trinidad. One person had told her of a bill rising by 40 per cent recently from $440 to $620.

“When the price of fuel goes up by $1 in Port of Spain, it goes up by $5 in Charlotteville.”.She said the Government’s $1,000 fuel grant was not a gift, and people were really under pressure. If global oil prices rise amid the Government’s $1 billion cap on the gasoline subsidy, what will happen, she asked, saying people were not doing well.

John complained of recent remarks by certain government members as being arrogant, looking down on people, and as just talking whatever came to their mouth. She said, “The budget is not a cohesive plan you could wrap yourself around,” adding that economist Dr Terrence Farrell had said it was just “pieces of initiatives.”John urged improvements to the ease of doing business, including at agencies such as the Registrar General’s Office, Board of Inland Revenue and the Town and Country Planning Division. “What I’m being told is that it’s a nightmare to register a business.”

John lamented that without getting official approvals, SMEs can’t get bank credit, so many SMEs have had to close down owing to a resultant poor cash flow. She said SMEs may need to hire a financial professional, which is very costly.

The process was very onerous for them to list on the TT Stock Exchange, John noted. Seeking help for SMEs, she asked, “Can the Government help more with grants and training?”Saying people were willing to work, John said, “We mustn’t count out our population or bet against them.”She said the business levy and green fund – at six and three per cent respectively – were a financial burden on low-margin businesses like supermarkets and gas stations. These taxes had caused some businesses to close, John said.

John lamented the lengthy delays that SMEs face at Customs and Excise.

“For small businesses, time is money. They need money to turn over. It could be the difference in their child eating, or them paying a bill.”Goods should not be stuck at the border for so long, she said, when they only needed to be subjected to a search for drugs and guns. She said the Government was preaching diversification but has done nothing to help SMEs to have a shot.

She noted VAT refund promises. Tax breaks to those earning $7,500 were welcome, but John said raising the minimum wage from $17.50 to $20 per hour would give an extra $400 per month to low earners.

John warned that raising the NIB retirement age from 60 to 65 would disenfranchise young graduates seeking jobs. She said the budget subscribed to the rich getting richer.”It’s very, very difficult for people to make it.”

John warned that a 15 per cent deduction being required by reinsurers in Germany would likely be passed on to banks and energy companies in TT.”This budget should have been jobs, jobs, jobs. But people are saying it is forward never, backward ever with this Government.”

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Barama Company receives GNBS ‘Made in Guyana’ certification

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Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, while attending a reception to celebrate the Barama Company’s attainment of the ‘Made in Guyana’ certification, noted that Guyana has come a long way from previous times.

He alluded to the government’s push to develop the non-oil economy.

“Twenty years ago, probably there weren’t many companies manufacturing local products in Guyana either, so that is another achievement by our country, by our people, and the persistence and also the incentives that have been created by our government to encourage local manufacturing, and will continue to do so because it is important in growing our economy, in providing opportunities for our people, in creating jobs for our people,” Minister Bharrat said.

He said the production of value-added commodities would ensure the country benefits from its resources.

“We have always focused on primary production, we have never ventured into value-added downstream, processing, we have always sold our raw material, in the forestry sector, we sold logs and we are still doing so, in the mining sector we do the same thing, we have been exporting bauxite ore for generations, and in almost every sector,” the natural resources minister stated.

The foreign-owned Barama company has been producing plywood locally for the past 31 years.

Now, the company will use the GNBS ‘Made in Guyana’ certified stamp on its “Guyana Tropical Plywood” products. The certification is valid for one year and can be renewed.

“As a foreign company we do recognise the significance of this certificate and how much it’s transcending into the new national thrust towards promoting local products and services,” said Mohindra Chand, Country General Manager of the company.

“I recall more than a decade ago while at the helm of the GMSA, we were calling for a Made in Guyana branding to distinguish ourselves from the region, I remembered that there was a story of ornaments that were created in Guyana and sold in another Caribbean country carrying the brand of that country at their tourist shops.

“Today the Government of Guyana, with the support of the private sector stakeholders, has transformed this dream into a reality,” Chand said.

The Barama Company, the largest plywood factory in the Caribbean, like other companies in the forestry sector, has been doing well in recent times, with major improvements in production despite some previous setbacks.

The company plans more investment and expanding its workforce, which currently has 95 per cent of locals.

The company fulfilled the criteria set by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards to receive the certification.

It is the 15th company to be certified to use the ‘Made in Guyana’ certified stamp.

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WATCH: Government Expands Private Sector Access To Business Financing – St. Lucia Times News

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The Pierre Administration is creating new possibilities for Saint Lucia’s private sector with new and ambitious legislation.

The Security Interest in Movable Property Bill affords local businesses, particularly micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs), a unique opportunity to access credit and financing facilities to help grow and expand their businesses.

Mom and pop shops, startups, entrepreneurs and the self-employed will be able to use their moveable assets as security to access the financing needed to expand their operations.

The Security Interest in Movable Property Bill was debated in the Lower House of Parliament on October 11, 2022.

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SVG Tourism Authority successfully completes its 2022 UK Roadshow, October 13, 2022, Continue Reading →

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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority says it has successfully completed its 2022 UK Roadshow.

The roadshows were held from September 26th to September 29th in the cities of London, Bath, Cheltenham and Manchester.

Each night’s event was attended by UK-based travel agents who saw a number of promotional presentations showcasing the multi-island destination of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as well as specific properties represented.

The Tourism Authority says the roadshow is expected to further bolster travel from Europe to SVG as travel agents are better trained and informed to sell SVG as a destination to their clients in search of “The Caribbean you’re looking for.”

Virgin Atlantic currently operates twice-weekly (Sundays and Wednesdays) flights between London Heathrow International Airport and Argyle International Airport.

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The increase in houses said to be a challenge impacting the road network

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The increase in the number of houses being constructed across the country has been identified as one of the challenges impacting the road network.

The point was made by Minister of Transport and Works, Montgomery Daniel as he highlighted some of the factors which have contributed to damage to the nation’s roads.

Speaking on NBC’s Face to Face programme yesterday, Minister  Daniel noted that construction of houses has resulted in come challenges.

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Minister Daniel said three teams have been organised to carry out  assessments of the cost of work to be done on the nation’s roads.

This is expected to be done within the next two weeks.

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Pro Soualiga Delivers Decolonization Report to Parliament – StMaartenNews.com – News Views Reviews & Interviews

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PHILIPSBURG — On October 10th, 2022, Pro Soualiga delivered a report entitled “The Jus Cogens Right to Self-Determination As The Finalization Of Decolonization” based on twelve questions posed by the Vice Chair of the Decolonization Committee (CCAD) MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten. MP Heyliger-Marten posed some pertinent questions to Pro Soualiga regarding our jus cogens or peremptory right to self-determination from which there is no deviation. Based on extensive research and empirical evidence, Pro Soualiga was able to clarify that Articles 2, 44, 50, and 51 of the Kingdom Charter should be screened by an independent body in order to ascertain whether they violate our peremptory right to self-determination.  In July of 2022, the State Secretary affirmed that “In case of a conflict between a rule of international law with a peremptory character (i.e. the right to self-determination) and national legislation (i.e. Rijkswetten, Aanwijzingen, Koninklijke Besluiten, Algemene Maatregelen van Rijksbestuur etc.), international law takes precedence over such national legislation.”  The Dutch State further declared via its Written Statement of 2018 to the International Court of Justice that “..decisions on the political status and the economic, social and cultural developments are made by the people itself, or its legitimate representatives, not by others. Moreover, such decisions shall be made in full freedom, without any outside pressure or interference.” The answer that Parliament must now seek from the Kingdom Council of Ministers is if St. Maarten has the “jus cogens” or peremptory right to make its own decisions regarding its economic, social and cultural development without any outside pressure or interference, how can the Dutch State appoint a governor on St. Maarten? How can Articles 44, 50, and 51 of the Kingdom Charter continue to function?

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BCJ ban not aimed at free speech or crime fight, says Morgan Loop Jamaica

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A Government Minister is insisting that the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica’s (BCJ) ban on radio and television broadcasts of songs that promote or glorify illegal activity is not aimed at curtailing free speech nor is it a crime-fighting tool.

The ban is, instead, aimed at enforcing the laws that govern the Jamaican airwaves, to ensure illegal activities are not being promoted, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Morgan, has said.

“We are not fettering people’s right to free speech,” declared Morgan at Wednesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing in response to questions on the BCJ’s directive.

“There are so many other portals that you can use to promote your artistic freedom, but when it comes to free-to-air that is accessible to every single member of society, no matter their age, that is regulated by particular laws,” he explained.

“So it is not about fighting crime; it is about decency and standards. That is all it is about,” Morgan added.

BCJ has prohibited the broadcasting of “any audio or video recording, live song, or speech which promotes and/or glorifies scamming, illegal use or abuse of drugs, (e.g. ‘Molly’), illegal or harmful use of guns or other offensive weapons, jungle justice, or any other form of illegal or criminal activity,” among other things.

According to Morgan, the commission was acting within the law when it issued the directive.

He elaborated, “The Commission’s responsibility is to govern content, based on the Radio Re-Diffusion Act, that is broadcast by its licensees.

“The Act and the regulations are clear that you cannot promote illegality or you cannot promote content that violates your license.”

Further, the minister stressed that the commission has a role to play in controlling what is heard by listeners, therefore, setting the standard for the particular content heard.

To illustrate his point, he alluded to a particular scenario, where a child from Clarendon College, for example, takes a bus and hears “chopping (scamming) or molly songs” being played on the bus, and then the same type of songs are heard by the student on the radio by someone playing it on the road or a family member listening to it on the radio at home.

“We have a responsibility for the spaces that we control to set the standard and set an example,” Morgan insisted.

Some local music producers who spoke with Loop News said they were not expecting any financial fallout from the BCJ’s ban, but rather, radio stations would feel the financial pinch when they are unable to play songs popular on streaming platforms and making waves “in the streets”.

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