a cancerous tumor of the breast tissue.
A disease in which abnormal cells in the breast divide and multiply in an uncontrolled fashion. The cells can invade nearby tissue and can spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system (lymph nodes) to other parts of the body.
Cancer that starts in the breast. The main types of breast cancers are ductal carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, and Paget’s disease of the nipple. ...
Occurs when the cells in the breast undergo uncontrolled division and growth, resulting in development of a tumour. Breast tumours may be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
A malignant tumor that has developed from cells in the breast. It is the most common form of cancer in women and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer.
(BREST KAN-sur) — Cancer that begins in the breast.
Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.
a form of cancer arising in the epithelial or ductal cells of the breast.
A malignant growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. a
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A malignant disease of breast tissue. Incidence increases with age and risk factors include a family history of breast cancer, late menopause, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Initial symptoms may include a small painless lump, thick or dimpled skin, or nipple retraction.
A malignant tumour of the breast, usually a carcinoma.
A common disease of women where a portion of the breast tissue transforms into cancer, and then the cancer can spread to other parts of the body. Breast cancer can be detected early with routine physical examination and surveillance mammograms.
Cancer that starts in the breast. How rapidly it grows, whether it will spread (metastasise) or not, and what the outcome will be varies, depending on many factors, including the type of cancer, where it begins, how soon it was detected, whether it is oestrogen-receptor positive or negative, and ...
If not removed from the body, a potentially fatal tumor because of its ability to leave the breast and go to other vital organs and continue to grow. These are uncontrolled breast cells that are abnormal with uncontrolled growth.
cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
Breast cancer is a cancer of the breast tissue. Worldwide, it is the most common form of cancer in females - affecting, at some time in their lives, approximately one out of thirty-nine to one out of three women who reach age ninety in the Western world. ...
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