breast cancer
101Cancer cluster — is a term used by epidemiologists, statisticians, and public health workers to define an occurrence of a greater than expected number of cancer cases within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time.… …
102Cancer Industry — is a commonly used term among alternative medicine practitioners and writers when criticising organizations, corporations, and practitioners advocating evidence based medicine to guide cancer treatment. Organizations cited as belonging to the… …
103Cancer support group — Cancer support groups provide a setting in which cancer patients can talk about living with cancer with others who may be having similar experiences. Much of the sociological construction of these groups is similar to other kinds of other types… …
104Breast ironing — is a form of body modification practiced in parts of Cameroon. A pubescent girl s breasts are flattened, usually by the girl s mother, in an attempt to make her less sexually attractive to men. This practice is believed to help prevent rape and… …
105breast — [ brest ] noun ** 1. ) count one of the two round soft parts on the front of a woman s body that produce milk when she has a baby: She had small round breasts. breast cancer 2. ) count FORMAL a person s CHEST a ) count LITERARY your chest and… …
106breast duct endoscopy — A method used to examine the lining of the breast ducts to look for abnormal tissue. A very thin, flexible, lighted tube attached to a camera is inserted through the nipple, and threaded into the breast ducts deep in the breast. Tissue and fluid… …
107breast screening — noun Mammography, as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer • • • Main Entry: ↑breast …
108breast — Glandular organ located on the chest. The breast is made up of connective tissue, fat, and breast tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called mammary gland …
109breast density — Describes the relative amount of different tissues present in the breast. A dense breast has less fat than glandular and connective tissue. Mammogram films of breasts with higher density are harder to read and interpret than those of less dense… …
110breast carcinoma in situ — Abnormal cells that are confined to the ducts or lobules in the breast. There are two forms, called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) …
