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breast cancer

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
breast cancer cancer that originates in the breast. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women (following lung cancer ). Even allowing for improvements in detection (i.e., the introduction of routine mammography), there has been a long-term gradual increase in the incidence of breast cancer since the early 1970s, but because of the more effective treatment afforded by such early detection, overall mortality began to decrease by the mid-1990s. Breast cancers can arise in the lobes or lobules (lobular carcinoma) or in the ducts (ductal carcinoma) of the breast. Lobular... Read more
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Breast cancer is a potentially dangerous tumor that develops in the cells of the breast. Cancer cells sometimes spread from the breast...Oncology Tamoxifen In the United States, breast cancer is a very common cancer among women... Read more
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Breast cancer remains the most common cause of...cancer. Over 40,000 women die from breast cancer in the United States each year. A...explain the basic steps leading to breast cancer, and it will enable the development... Read more

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