Bone is the most common site of metastatic breast cancer and accounts for about 70% of metastases. Sources references find out about the sources we use to research and write our patient information. Learn more about the symptoms of breast cancer, who is at. Get basic information about breast cancer, such as what it is and how it forms, as well as the signs and symptoms of the disease. Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply uncontrollably to form a tumor. Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. Over the past 1015 years, treatment concepts have evolved to take this. Your division of the cancer society has a comprehensive reference library too and can provide lists of recommended reading. Macleod u, ross s, watt gcm, twelves c, george wd, gillis c. Although breast cancer is much more common in women, this form of cancer can also develop in men. Lillie shockney shares her story about flipping to the other side of the patients side rail when. The fundamental abnormality resulting in the development of cancer is the continual unregulated proliferation of cancer cells.
List of books and articles about breast cancer online. You should obtain independent advice relevant to your specific situation from appropriate professionals, and you may wish to discuss issues raised in this book. These show the references for the information on that specific page. Although the vast majority of the cases occur in women, some men also get breast cancer. Providing numerous practice questions with comprehensive answer rationales, it is the essential guide for nurses planning to sit for the certified breast care nurse. Except for reference to menopausal status, breast cancers in men are. In both women and men, the most common form of breast cancer begins in cells lining the milk ducts ductal cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women following lung cancer. Phyllodes tumors are formed within the stroma connective tissue of the breast and. We have a maximum of 6 key references visible on the live site per page. It can affect both sexes, but is much more common in women than men. Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women and is a heterogeneous disease on the molecular level. Primary and secondary care management of women with early breast cancer from affluent and deprived areas.
Tumor cell lines have formed the cornerstone of breast cancer research since the early 1970s, when the mcf7 line and the md anderson series were first. It grades breast carcinomas by adding up scores for tubule formation, nuclear. Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Rather than responding appropriately to the signals that control normal cell behavior, cancer cells grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner, invading normal tissues and organs and eventually spreading throughout the body.
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