Metastasis
Metastasis: Introduction Print Section Listen Breast cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women,1 mainly due to the propensity of primary breast tumors to metastasize to regional…
Genetic Predisposition Syndromes
Genetic Predisposition Syndromes: Introduction Print Section Listen In 1860, Dr. Broca, a French surgeon, reported on the pedigree of his wife’s family because of her early-onset breast cancer and the…
Epidemiology of Breast Cancer
Epidemiology of Breast Cancer: Introduction Print Section Listen Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women both in the United States and in the world. It is the second…
Communicating a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Communicating a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Introduction Print Section Listen The delivery of a diagnosis of breast cancer to a patient elicits a strong emotional response from the patient, and similarly,…
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening: Introduction Print Section Listen Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting American women excluding skin cancers. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, having…
Initial AJCC Staging
Initial AJCC Staging: Introduction Print Section Listen Staging is the classification used to define the risk of cancer recurrence and mortality. Cancer staging is useful for assessing prognosis and defining…
Components of a Breast Care Program
Components of a Breast Care Program: Introduction Print Section Listen The last few decades have seen unprecedented advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with breast cancer. This…
Establishing a Cancer Genetics Service
Establishing a Cancer Genetics Service: Introduction Print Section Listen Given the accumulating evidence documenting the efficacy of genetic screening and risk-reduction interventions, genetic cancer risk assessment (GCRA) has become a…
Breast Carcinogenesis
Etiology, Assessing Risk, Initial Evaluation, and Management: Introduction Print Section Listen Breast cancer is an important health care problem since it is the most frequently occurring cancer (1 out of…
