breast cancer
41Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester — It is largely volunteer based and offers free services to community members and those affected by breast cancer. BCCR s major fundraising efforts include the Mother s Day Pink Ribbon Run, a 5k race for women, and the Artrageous Affair (formerly… …
42breast cancer — noun Cancer of the breast …
43breast cancer — malignant tumor found in a woman s breast …
44cutaneous breast cancer — Cancer that has spread from the breast to the skin …
45stage IV breast cancer — Cancer has spread to other organs of the body, most often the bones, lungs, liver, or brain …
46National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) (also referred to in America as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM)) is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the… …
47Male breast cancer — Breast cancer is much less common in men. Fewer than 1% of persons with breast cancer are male. (In the U.S., about 175,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, as compared to 1,300 men.) However, breast cancer is no less dangerous… …
48stage I breast cancer — The tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and has not spread outside the breast …
49stage II breast cancer — Stage II is divided into stage IIA and stage IIB based on tumor size and whether it has spread to the axillary lymph nodes (the lymph nodes under the arm). In stage IIA, the cancer is either no larger than 2 centimeters and has spread to the… …
50Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) — A defunct cancer charity that was based in Paisley and Glasgow, Scotland. It had its assets frozen in 2003 after a probe found that only £1.5m of the £13m it had raised was donated to charity. The group’s fundraiser, Tony Freeman, of Glasgow, was …