Fibrocystic([,faɪbro‘sɪstɪk])disease(乳腺纤维囊性病)Radiationexposure(射线照射)Obesity(肥胖)Geneticpredisposition([priːdɪspə‘zɪʃn])(遗传倾向)Virus(病毒)CausesAndRiskFactors —BreastCancer:WhyMe?Themostobviousriskfactorforbreastcancerisbeinga woman.Mengetthedisease,too,butitis...
Radiation therapyAnxietyRadiotherapy categorical anxiety scaleTranslationThe radiotherapy categorical anxiety scale (RCAS) was designed to evaluate the specific types of radiation therapy (RT)-related anxiety in cancer patients. We translated RCAS into Chinese, evaluated its reliability and validity in breast...
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 of medica...
The OncLive Breast Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of breast cancer, including those that are triple negative, hormone receptor positive, and/or HER2 positive. This page features news articles, interviews in written and ...
Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer: Radiation therapy is often used for patients who have had surgery to remove the breast cancer. There are two types of radiation treatment for breast cancer, internal and external radiation treatment. Answer and Explanation:1 ...
The surgery is often followed by 6 to 8 weeks of radiation therapy, with powerful X-rays that target the breast tissue. The radiation kills cancer cells and prevents them from spreading or coming back. There are two kinds: Alumpectomyremoves the tumor and a small area of normal tissue surr...
Secondary angiosarcoma – They are secondary cancers that arise due to the radiation therapy of a primary tumor. They are more common in older women and are very likely to grow quickly. Symptoms – Thickening in an area of the breast
Tumors that are ER/PR-positive are much more likely to respond to hormone therapy than tumors that are ER/PR-negative. You may have hormone therapy after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are finished. These treatments can help prevent a return of the disease by blocking the effects of est...
Imaging Cherenkov emission during radiation therapy cancer treatments can provide a real-time, non-contact sampling of the entire dose field. The emitted Cherenkov signal generated is proportional to deposited dose, however, it is affected by attenuation
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