Breast Specimen Tissue Processing
Pathology of the Breast and Clinical Management: Introduction Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to provide general guidelines on specimen evaluation and highlight some clinically relevant issues,…
Prophylactic Mastectomy
Prophylactic Mastectomy: Introduction Print Section Listen Patients at increased risk of breast cancer have a range of treatment options available to decrease their risk of breast cancer development. The absolute…
Quantitative Risk Prediction
The Value of Quantitative Risk Assessment Print Section Listen There are already several approaches available to increase the chances of diagnosing breast cancer at an early, curable stage, or of…
History, Physical Examination, and Staging
History, Physical Examination, and Staging: Introduction Print Section Listen Breast cancer is being detected at earlier stages due to improvements in imaging and increased public awareness of the breast health…
Chemoprevention in the Clinical Setting
Definition of Chemoprevention and Identifying Women at Risk Print Section Listen Breast cancer is a complex disease, resulting from the interaction of nonmodifiable factors such as an individual’s genome, age…
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…
