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What is Breast conditions?

What is Breast conditions?

  • Breast conditions: Any condition affecting the breast.

Breast conditions: Introduction

Types of Breast conditions:

Types of Breast conditions:

Broader types of Breast conditions:

What causes Breast conditions?

Causes of Breast conditions: see causes of Breast conditions

Breast conditions: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Breast conditions.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Breast conditions.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Breast conditions: see treatments for Breast conditions
Research for Breast conditions: see research for Breast conditions

Society issues for Breast conditions


Cost statistics for Breast conditions: The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Breast conditions:

  • Estimated $346,578,000 spent in public hospitals on skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Estimated $331,403,000 spent in public hospitals on skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast problems in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Hospitalization statistics for Breast conditions: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Breast conditions:
  • 0.2% (25,677) of hospital episodes were for breast disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 99% of hospital consultations for breast disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 11% of hospital episodes for breast disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 89% of hospital episodes for breast disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 13% of hospital admissions for breast disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 2.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for breast disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Breast conditions:

Organs and body systems related to Breast conditions include:

Name and Aliases of Breast conditions

Main name of condition: Breast conditions

Other names or spellings for Breast conditions:

Breast conditions: Related Conditions

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