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Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[World Health Organization]] | |
Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[World Health Organization]] |date=February 2006 |title=Fact sheet No. 297: Cancer |url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/index.html |accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref> [[Breast self-examination]] (BSE) is an easy but unreliable method for finding possible [[breast cancer]].<ref>[http://www.thebreastsite.com/breast-cancer/breast-self-examination.aspx Breast Self Examination at The Breast Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Factors that appear to be implicated in decreasing the risk of, early diagnosis of. or recurrence of breast cancer are regular breast examinations by health care professionals, regular [[mammograms]], [[Breast self-examination|self-examination of breasts]], healthy diet, and exercise to decrease excess body fat.<ref>[http://hms.harvard.edu/public/disease/breast_cancer/7things.html Seven things you should know about breast cancer risk] Harvard College. Last updated June 2008</ref> |
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==Fibrocystic breast changes== |
==Fibrocystic breast changes== |
Revision as of 12:51, 15 January 2014
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Specialty | Gynaecology, mastology ![]() |
Breast diseases can be classified either with disorders of the integument, or disorders of the reproductive system. A majority of breast diseases are noncancerous.[1]
Breast awareness is a goal of the breast health movement. Rather than promoting the largely ineffective, formally structured breast self-examinations, breast awareness promotes informal familiarity with the normal state of a woman's breasts.
Neoplasms
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/En_Breast_cancer_illustrations.png/170px-En_Breast_cancer_illustrations.png)
A breast neoplasm is an abnormal mass of tissue in the breast as a result of neoplasia. A breast neoplasm may be benign, as in fibroadenoma, or it may be malignant, in which case it is termed breast cancer. Either case commonly presents as a breast lump. Approximately 7% of breast lumps are fibroadenomas and 10% are breast cancer, the rest being other benign conditions or no disease.[2]
Phyllodes tumor is a fibroepithelial tumor which can either benign, broderline or malignant.
Malignant neoplasms (breast cancer)
Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death.[3] Breast self-examination (BSE) is an easy but unreliable method for finding possible breast cancer.[4] Factors that appear to be implicated in decreasing the risk of, early diagnosis of. or recurrence of breast cancer are regular breast examinations by health care professionals, regular mammograms, self-examination of breasts, healthy diet, and exercise to decrease excess body fat.[5]
Fibrocystic breast changes
Also called: fibrocystic breast disease, chronic cystic mastitis, diffuse cystic mastopathy, mammary dysplasia
Infections and inflammations
These may be caused among others by trauma, secretory stasis/milk engorgement, hormonal stimulation, infections or autoimmune reactions. Repeated occurrence unrelated to lactation requires endocrinological examination.
- bacterial mastitis
- mastitis from milk engorgement or secretory stasis
- mastitis or mumps
- chronic subareolar abscess
- tuberculosis of the breast
- syphilis of the breast
- retromammary abscess
- actinomycosis of the breast
- duct ectasia syndrome
- breast engorgement
Abnormal nipple conditions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Invertednipple.jpg/220px-Invertednipple.jpg)
Abnormal nipple conditions include:
Other breast conditions
- supernumerary breasts
- gynecomastia (males)
- Mondor’s disease
- Paget's disease of the breast
- nipple discharge, galactorrhea
- breast cyst
- mastalgia
- galactocoele
See also
References
- ^ "MedlinePlus: Breast Diseases".
- ^ Page 739 in: Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. Robbins Basic Pathology. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 8th edition. - ^ World Health Organization (February 2006). "Fact sheet No. 297: Cancer". Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ Breast Self Examination at The Breast Site
- ^ Seven things you should know about breast cancer risk Harvard College. Last updated June 2008
Further reading
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