Breast Cancer

Introduction: Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the second leading malpractice-related condition with most lawsuits arising out of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. One problem is that a mammogram may be negative, even for women with a breast lump, but a negative mammogram does not definitively rule out breast cancer. Further tests are necessary. Another problem is that women under 50 can get breast cancer, but many doctors will assume a diagnosis of breast fibrocystic disease because of their age.

Symptoms of Breast Cancer

• No early symptoms
• Breast lump
• Breast thickening
• Lump near breast
• Hard painless breast lump

See full list of 28 symptoms of Breast Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Medical Textbooks Online about Breast Cancer

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Diagnostic Tests for Breast Cancer

• Self breast examination
• Clinical breast examination
• Screening mammogram
• Diagnostic mammograms - more detailed mammograms than the basic screening.
• Ultrasonography

See full list of 16 diagnostic tests for Breast Cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer
• Failure to diagnose Breast Cancer
• Underlying causes of Breast Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Breast Cancer

Misdiagnosis and Breast Cancer

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Causes of Breast Cancer

Read more about causes of Breast Cancer.

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Treatments for Breast Cancer

• Local therapy
• Systemic therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Tamoxifen - used to interfere with estrogen for tumors that require estrogen.
• Radiation therapy

See full list of 26 treatments for Breast Cancer

Videos for Breast Cancer

Patient Surveys for Breast Cancer

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Prognosis for Breast Cancer

Prognosis for Breast Cancer: Depends on severity. Early detection has good chances.

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Reseach about Breast Cancer

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Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Breast Cancer include:

• A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of E7389 in Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - E7389
• A Study of AMG 706 or Bevacizumab, in Combination With Paclitaxel Chemotherapy, as Treatment for Breast Cancer - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - AMG 706
• Safety Study of hMN14 to Treat Either Colorectal or Breast Cancer - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hMN14 (labetuzumab)
• The CAT Study: Atamestane Plus Toremifene Versus Letrozole in Advanced Breast Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Atamestane,Toremifene,Letrozole,Aromatase inhibition,Estrogen receptor blocker
• Imaging Characteristics of Breast Cancer in Women Under 40 Years of Age - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 1371 Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

Prevention of Breast Cancer

Prevention information for Breast Cancer has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Breast Cancer.

• Prevention of severe breast cancer via early detection:
  • Mammography screening
  • Regular breast self-exams
• Regular breast self-exams - 70% of cases are self-detected.
• Regular mammogram screening

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Statistics for Breast Cancer

• Medical statistics for Breast Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Breast Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Breast Cancer
• Society statistics for Breast Cancer

Types of Breast Cancer

• Breast carcinoma
• Breast sarcoma (type of Sarcoma)
• Paget's Disease
• Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) - a benign tumor; often called "Stage 0 breast cancer".
• Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - also called "intraductal carcinoma"; also sometimes called "Stage 0 breast cancer".

See full list of 16 Types of Breast Cancer

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Definitions of Breast Cancer:

A breast neoplasm with metastatic potential arising from the breast parenchyma or the nipple. The most common are breast carcinomas. Malignant breast neoplasms occur more frequently in females than in males. -- 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US - (Source - WordNet 2.1)