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Cancer of breast; Cancer, Breast; Malignant neoplasm of breast; malignant tumor of breast; Mammary cancer; Paget's Disease of Breast |
Paget's disease of the breast, also known as Paget's disease of the nipple, is a condition that outwardly may have the appearance of eczema - with skin changes involving the nipple of the breast. Symptoms Usually only affecting one nipple, there may be redness, oozing and crusting, and a sore that does not heal. Causes Paget's disease is caused by breast cancer and is present in about 2% of all breast cancers. It typically results when malignant cells from an underlying carcinoma that ...
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- Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Researchers have been studying breast cancer for many years to learn how best to treat this disease. They have given special attention to ways to prevent breast cancer from recurring (returning) after... - Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer: Q&A
... Key Points There is no conclusive research linking the use of underarm antiperspirants or deodorants and the subsequent development of breast cancer (see Question 1). Two research studies of underarm ... - Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Biological therapies use the body’s immune system to fight cancer or to lessen the side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments (see Question 1). Biological response modi... - Breast cancer
... Breast cancer is a malignancy of the breast, usually involving the ductal or lobular tissues (the tissues involved in milk production). A small percentage of breast cancers tend to cluster in families... - Breast Cancer
... It seems like we've all been affected by breast cancer at some point in our lives, whether we have had it, or have had a family member or friend who's battled it. Every woman has a chance of g... - Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
... The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above. Edito... - Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
... The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above. Edito... - Breast Cancer Prevention
... The breast consists of lobes, lobules, and bulbs that are connected by ducts. The breast also contains blood and lymph vessels. These lymph vessels lead to structures that are called lymph nodes. Clus... - Breast Cancer Screening
... Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time sym... - Breast Cancer Screening
... Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time sym... - Breast Cancer Treatment
... In inflammatory breast cancer, the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm. The redness and warmth occur because the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin. The skin of the breast may al... - Breast Cancer Treatment
... In inflammatory breast cancer, the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm. The redness and warmth occur because the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin. The skin of the breast may al... - Breast Cancer Treatment
... In inflammatory breast cancer, the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm. The redness and warmth occur because the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin. The skin of the breast may al... - Breast Cancer:
Better Treatments Save More Lives
... by Carol Lewis Two different women. The same deadly disease. One thought she couldn't get it. The other was told she didn't have it. Both opinions were wrong. In 1994, one week before turning ... - Cambios en el seno y el riesgo de desarrollar cáncer
... Durante el transcurso de su vida, una mujer puede experimentar una amplia variedad de cambios en el seno. Éstos son cambios normales que ocurren durante el ciclo menstrual, así como varios tipos de bu... - Donor Immune Cells Attack Metastatic Breast Cancer
... In patients with metastatic breast cancer, immune cells from a genetically matched donor can attack and shrink tumors, researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today at the Annua... - Early Stage Breast Cancer
... A "tumor" is an abnormal growth that can be "benign" or "malignant." Benign breast tumors do not threaten life and do not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant bre... - Estudio del Tamoxifeno y el Raloxifeno (STAR)
... Puntos clave El Estudio del Tamoxifeno y del Raloxifeno (STAR) es un estudio clínico diseñado para comparar el fármaco raloxifeno (Evista®) con el fármaco tamoxifeno (N... - Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It’s Your Choice
... What are BRCA1 and BRCA2? Each year, more than 192,000 American women learn they have breast cancer. Approximately 5 to 10 percent of these women have a hereditary form of the disease. Changes, called... - Herceptin® (Trastuzumab): Questions and Answers
... What is Herceptin? How does it work? Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a monoclonal antibody. It belongs to a group of drugs made in the laboratory that are designed to attack specific cancer cells. Hercepti... - Improving Methods for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is funding numerous research projects to improve conventional mammography (an x-ray technique to visualize the internal structure of the breast) and develop other i... - Inflammatory Breast Cancer
... Key Points Inflammatory breast cancer is an uncommon type of breast cancer. This disease occurs when cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast, causing the breast to become red, s... - Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
... A laboratory test is a medical procedure in which a sample of blood, urine, or other tissues or substances in the body is checked for certain features. Such tests are often used as part of a routine c... - Las píldoras anticonceptivas y el riesgo de cáncer
... Introducción Los anticonceptivos orales se pusieron a la disposición de las mujeres estadounidenses al principio de los años sesenta. La conveniencia, efectividad y reversibilidad de acción de las píl... - Male Breast Cancer Treatment
... After breast cancer has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body. This process is called staging. The information gathered... - Mammograms
... A mammogram is a test that is done to look for any abnormalities, or problems, with a woman's breasts. The test uses a special x-ray machine to take pictures of both breasts. The results are recor... - Mamografías selectivas de detección: preguntas y respuestas
... ¿Qué es una mamografía selectiva de detección? Una mamografía selectiva de detección es una radiografía del seno que se utiliza para detectar cambios en el seno en mujeres que no presentan signos o sí... - Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and grow without control (see Question 1). The place where the cancer started is called the primary cancer or the primary tumor (see Question 2). Me... - Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk
... Key Points There is evidence of an increased risk of breast cancer for women under age 35 who are recent users of OCs (see section on Breast Cancer). Studies have consistently shown that using OCs red... - Paget's Disease of the Breast: Questions and Answers
... What is Paget's disease of the breast? Paget's disease of the breast is an uncommon type of cancer that occurs in 1 to 4 percent of all people with breast cancer. It is sometimes called mammar... - Preguntas y respuestas acerca del cáncer metastásico
... ¿Qué es el cáncer? El cáncer es un grupo de diferentes enfermedades que empiezan en las células, la unidad básica del cuerpo para vivir. Normalmente, las células crecen, se dividen y reproducen a medi... - Preventive Mastectomy
... Preventive mastectomy (also called prophylactic mastectomy) is the surgical removal of one or both breasts in an effort to prevent or reduce the risk of breast cancer. Total mastectomy, an operation t... - Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women
... Key Points The National Cancer Institute estimates that 13.4 percent of women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives. Because rates of breast cancer increase with ... - Proteomics Research Aids Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
... A new technique may allow physicians to monitor patients' responses to molecularly targeted drugs, according to researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Food and Drug Administr... - Q & A About Estimating Cancer Risk in Ashkenazi Jews
... In 1995, scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered that a particular alteration in the breast cancer gene called BRCA1 was present in 1 percent of the general Jewish populatio... - Questions and Answers About NCI's Sentinel Node Biopsy Trials
... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring two large randomized clinical trials (research studies) comparing sentinel lymph node biopsy with conventional axillary lymph node dissection for brea... - Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors (see Question 1). About half of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy, either alone or i... - Scientists Estimate Probability of Death From Breast Cancer and Other Causes Following Diagnosis
... Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age, or at an advanced stage at any age, are more likely to die from the disease than from all other causes of death combined, according to a new ... - Screening Mammograms: Questions and Answers
... What is a screening mammogram? A screening mammogram is an x-ray of the breast used to detect breast changes in women who have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer. It usually involves two x-rays of ... - Study Finds Immune Therapy for Metastatic Breast
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... Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National Institutes of Health, have found promising evidence that immune cell transplant therapy can help shrink tumors in patients with ... - Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR): Q&A
... Key Points The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) is a clinical trial designed to see how the drug raloxifene (Evista®) compares with the drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) in reducing the incidence of ... - Tamoxifen: Questions and Answers
... What is tamoxifen? Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is a medication in pill form that interferes with the activity of estrogen (a hormone). Tamoxifen has been used for more than 20 years to treat patients with a... - Tamoxifeno: preguntas y respuestas
... ¿Qué es el tamoxifeno? El tamoxifeno (Nolvadex®) es un medicamento en forma de píldora que interfiere con la actividad del estrógeno (una hormona). El tamoxifeno se ha utilizado por más de 20 años en ... - Targeted Cancer Therapies:Questions and Answers
... Key Points Targeted cancer therapies use drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal cells become ca... - Terapia adyuvante para el cáncer de seno: preguntas y respuestas
... Los investigadores han estado estudiando el cáncer de seno por muchos años para aprender cómo tratar mejor esta enfermedad. Ellos han prestado particular atención a las formas de prevenir que el cánce... - Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Tumor grade is a system used to classify cancer cells in terms of how abnormal they look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread (see Question 2). A pathol... - Tumor markers
... Tumor markers are substances that can often be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body tissues of some patients with certain types of cancer. Tumor markers are produced eit...
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