Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Introduction

Breast cancer is the second leading malpractice-related condition with most lawsuits arising out of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. One problem is that a mammogram may be negative, even for women with a breast lump, but a negative mammogram does not definitively rule out breast cancer. Further tests are necessary. Another problem is that women under 50 can get breast cancer, but many doctors will assume a diagnosis of breast fibrocystic disease because of their age.

Symptoms of Breast Cancer

• No early symptoms
• Breast lump
• Breast thickening
• Lump near breast
• Hard painless breast lump
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 32 symptoms of Breast Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Breast Cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Breast Cancer: Complications

Read more about complications of Breast Cancer.

Medical Textbooks Online about Breast Cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Breast Cancer

• Self breast examination
• Clinical breast examination
• Screening mammogram
• Diagnostic mammograms - more detailed mammograms than the basic screening.
• Ultrasonography
• more tests...»

See full list of 16 diagnostic tests for Breast Cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer
• Failure to diagnose Breast Cancer
• Hidden causes of Breast Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Breast Cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Breast Cancer:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Senior Health
• Womens Health
• Cancer
• more product offers...»

Breast Cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

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Breast Cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Breast Cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Breast Cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Breast Cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Breast Cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Breast Cancer

• The cancer can return at the original site. This is called a local recurrence
• The cancer can recur nearby, such as in the chest. This is called a regional recurrence
• The cancer can spread to a distant location in the body, such as lymph nodes, bone marrow, or lungs. This is called a distant recurrence, or a metastasis
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Breast Cancer

More information about causes of Breast Cancer:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Breast Cancer (4 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Breast Cancer (48 listings)
• Underlying causes of Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Breast Cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Breast Cancer

Treatments for Breast Cancer

• Local therapy
• Systemic therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Tamoxifen - used to interfere with estrogen for tumors that require estrogen.
• Radiation therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 27 treatments for Breast Cancer

Latest Treatments for Breast Cancer

• Lumpectomy
• Radiotherapy
• Axillary node dissection
• Mastectomy
• Chemotherapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 11 latest treatments for Breast Cancer

News Archives for Breast Cancer

Medical news articles related to Breast Cancer include:

• Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer
• Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
• FDA OKs Avastin for Advanced Breast Cancer
• FDA Panel Says No to Avastin for Advanced Breast Cancer
• Cannabis Compound May Stop Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Grilled Meats Not Tied to Breast Cancer in Older Women
• Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes
• 'Micro' Spreading of Breast Cancer Needs Treating, Study Urges
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Breast Cancer

Medical research articles related to Breast Cancer include:

• Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery
• Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment
• Single agent versus combination chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer
• Advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment
• Lapatinib (Tyverb) - Advanced or metastatic breast cancer
• Diagnostic performance of techniques used for HER-2 testing in breast cancer
• Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging for diagnosis of Breast Cancer
• Systemic therapy for treating locoregional recurrence in women with breast cancer
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Breast Cancer

Patient Surveys for Breast Cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Breast Cancer
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Prognosis for Breast Cancer

Prognosis for Breast Cancer: Depends on severity. Early detection has good chances.

More about prognosis of Breast Cancer

Reseach about Breast Cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Breast Cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Breast Cancer include:

• A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of E7389 in Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - E7389
• A Study of AMG 706 or Bevacizumab, in Combination With Paclitaxel Chemotherapy, as Treatment for Breast Cancer - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - AMG 706
• Safety Study of hMN14 to Treat Either Colorectal or Breast Cancer - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hMN14 (labetuzumab)
• The CAT Study: Atamestane Plus Toremifene Versus Letrozole in Advanced Breast Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Atamestane,Toremifene,Letrozole,Aromatase inhibition,Estrogen receptor blocker
• Imaging Characteristics of Breast Cancer in Women Under 40 Years of Age - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 1371 Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

Prevention of Breast Cancer

Prevention information for Breast Cancer has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Breast Cancer.

• Prevention of severe breast cancer via early detection:
  • Mammography screening
  • Regular breast self-exams
• Regular breast self-exams - 70% of cases are self-detected.
• Regular mammogram screening
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Breast Cancer

Statistics for Breast Cancer

• Medical statistics for Breast Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Breast Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Breast Cancer
• Society statistics for Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Breast conditions
• more types...»

Types of Breast Cancer

Types of Breast Cancer

• Breast carcinoma
• Breast sarcoma (type of Sarcoma)
• Paget's Disease
• Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) - a benign tumor; often called "Stage 0 breast cancer".
• Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - also called "intraductal carcinoma"; also sometimes called "Stage 0 breast cancer".
• more types...»

See full list of 16 Types of Breast Cancer

Curable Types of Breast Cancer

Possibly curable types of Breast Cancer include:

• Invasive ductal carcinoma
• Lobular carcinoma of breast
• Giant phyllodes tumour
• Colloid carcinoma of breast
• more types...»

Rare Types of Breast Cancer:

Rare types of Breast Cancer include:

• Muir- Torre syndrome
• Li- Fraumeni syndrome
• Cancer syndrome
• Cowden disease
• Ataxic telangietasia induced tumour of breast
• Infiltrating lobular carcinoma
• Medullary carcinoma
• Invasive breast cancer
• more types...»

Stories from Users Related to Breast Cancer

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• Breast Acne
• breast cancer??
• Breast cyst
• Breast Augmentation
• Q : Breast Cancer
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• Breast implants after mastectomy
• Galactocele (postpartum breast issue)
• female breast sweat
• Pimples/ingrown hairs under WOMENS breast
• Memory impairment after breast cancer treatment
• Post Breast Cancer Delusional Behavior
• AFTER-breast abcess surgery
• My breasts seem larger
• breast cancer misdiagnosis at 38 y. old
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• flaky breasts
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Definitions of Breast Cancer:

A breast neoplasm with metastatic potential arising from the breast parenchyma or the nipple. The most common are breast carcinomas. Malignant breast neoplasms occur more frequently in females than in males. -- 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US - (Source - WordNet 2.1)