Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin.
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Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 Chapter Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)Idiopathic / Multifactorial 1 Condition Class Connections
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Intraoperative radiation therapy is used in early stage breast cancer treatment.
Axillary lymphadenectomy is used in breast cancer staging and treatment.
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1. Breast Cancer (Wikipedia)
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Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.
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Signs of breast cancer may include: a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin.
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In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, shortness of breath, or yellow skin.
Lead section, body-system statement (lymphatic-immune)
In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, shortness of breath, or yellow skin.
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Risk factors for developing breast cancer include obesity, a lack of physical exercise, alcohol consumption, hormone replacement therapy during menopause, ionizing radiation, an early age at first menstruation, having children late in life (or not at all), older age, having a prior history of breast cancer, and a family history of breast cancer.
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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Tamoxifen, sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and men.
Axillary dissection (Wikipedia)
Semicarbazide-cadmium therapy (Wikipedia)
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This method was successfully used for treatment of patients in later stages of lung, intestinal, and breast cancer, melanoma, and some other cancer types.
Preventive mastectomy (Wikipedia)
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A preventive mastectomy or prophylactic mastectomy or risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) is an elective operation to remove the breasts so that the risk of breast cancer is reduced.
Mammaplasty (Wikipedia)
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Research has indicated that breast reduction surgery, for women who are at high risk for breast cancer, may serve as an effective primary prevention strategy for tackling breast cancer and is not shown to increase chances of the breast cancer coming back or making it harder to check this through a mammography.
Breast reconstruction (Wikipedia)
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Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer.
Wikipedia: Breast augmentation
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Three therapeutic purposes require the emplacement of a prosthetic breast: (i) primary reconstruction surgery of the chest and breast tissues damaged by breast cancer, blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, and blast injury; and of developmental defects of the thoracic anatomy, e.g. the tuberous breast deformity; (ii) the surgical revision and reconstruction of
Fat transfer (Wikipedia)
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The procedure is most commonly performed in women - as part of their treatment - who have had mastectomy or surgery to treat breast cancer.
Tomotherapy (Wikipedia)
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Lung cancer, head and neck tumors, breast cancer, prostate cancer, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) are some examples of treatments commonly performed using tomotherapy.
Expressive therapies (Wikipedia)
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Assisting in those with depression, breast cancer, and asthma, art therapy can be done at any age and does not require and skill set.
CMF (chemotherapy) (Wikipedia)
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Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Fluorouracil (CMF) is a commonly used regimen of breast cancer chemotherapy that combines three anti-cancer agents: cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).
NeuVax (Wikipedia)
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a peptide vaccine aimed at preventing or delaying the recurrence of breast cancer in cancer survivors
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