Breast canceris a complex disease that’s different for every woman. Before you start a treatment, your doctor will want to know the size of the tumor and how far it has spread in your body, called the stage of thecancer. There are five basic stages, 0 through IV, and a number of ...
BackgroundIn the United States, black and Hispanic white women with breast cancer present with more advanced stages and have poorer survival rates than
Medullary carcinomais infiltrating breast cancer that presents with well-defined boundaries between the cancerous and noncancerous tissue. Inflammatory breast cancer: This cancer makes the skin of the breast appear red and feel warm (giving it the appearance of an infection). These changes are due ...
Medication Drugs used after and in addition to surgery are calledadjuvant therapy(辅助治疗). Chemotherapy or other types of therapy prior to surgery are calledneoadjuvant therapy(新辅助治疗). There are currently three main groups...
Breast Cancer Stages Early stage, stage 0, or noninvasive breast cancer.The disease is only in the breast, with no signs that it’s spread to thelymph nodes. (Your doctor will call this carcinoma in situ.) Stage I breast cancer.The cancer is 2 centimeters or less in size and hasn't...
BackgroundIn the United States, black and Hispanic white women with breast cancer present with more advanced stages and have poorer survival rates than non-Hispanic whites, whereas Asians and Pacific Islanders do not. However, Asians and Pacific Islanders and Hispanic whites are heterogeneous populatio...
Signs And Symptoms Of Breast Cancer Painless Lump: The most commonsymptom of breast canceris recent onset hard, painless lump in the breast which is unrelated with your menstrual cycle. Nipple Discharge: Some women may experience blood-stained nipple discharge, with or without a breast lump. ...
BreastCancer.org: Stages of Breast Cancer, Sept. 13, 2011 http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/diagnosis/staging.jsp#stage0 National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer Treatments, Sept. 13, 2011 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/Patient/page2#Keypoint11 ...
This review concerns the effects on vision and the eye of medications prescribed at three phases of treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer (BC): (1) adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy, (2) adjuvant endocrine therapy, and (3) symptomatic relief. The most common side effects of cytotoxic...
Learn about the breast cancer experience, from symptoms and tests to treatments, recovery, and prevention. Pictures show breast structure and tumors.