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Breast cancer - Coggle Diagram
Breast cancer
Stages
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• is noninvasive breast cancer that is, carcinoma in situ with no affected lymph nodes or metastasis.
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• is breast cancer of a larger size,
• greater than 5 cm (2 in),
• with greater lymph node involvement, or of the inflammatory type.
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Types
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Is cancer cells that are only in the lining of the milk ducts and have not spread to other tissues in the breast. It is considered as pre-cancer.
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The cancer cells are inside and outside milk ducts, has affected parts of the breast tissue, metastasize to other organs of the body.
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Cancer cells in the lobules, to the breast tissues that are close by. It can also metastasize to other body organs
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Is a rare and very aggressive disease. The affected breast may be larger, firmer, tender ,pitting, reddish, itchy and cancer cells blocks the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast.
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Is a rare type of cancer on the skin of the nipple, the areola. Most people with Paget disease of the breast also have one or more tumors inside the same breast.
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Negative results for estrogen receptors, progesterone and pathology report.
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Nursing assessments
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• Breast lump: single, non-tender, painful at a later stage irregular and hard/ firm
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Pain: if present: when did it start, its type, what aggravates it and what relieves it
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• Reproductive history: when was her first menstruation, is menstruation regular, last menstrual cycle, pregnancy history, parity, miscarriages, breastfeeding practices and any use of hormonal products for contraception or replacement
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• Occupation: type of work that the patient is doing can also put patient on the risk of exposure to carcinogens
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Risk factors
Main factors: genes, hormones and lifestyle
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first or second degree male relative with cancer of the breast, colon or prostate
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• Gynecology factors like early menarche, Nulliparity
,delayed childbirth, late menopause
• History of other cancers such as cancer of the ovaries, endometrial or colon, high grade prostrate cancer
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Warning signs
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• Nipple discharge other than breast milk, including blood.
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• Changes in the feel, size, or shape of the breast tissue
Treatment (redo)
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• Radiation therapy is usually given for few minutes per five days a week over a period of five to six weeks.
Staging criteria
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• which parts of the breast are involved,
• how many and which lymph nodes are affected, and
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