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Nursing 202 Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2017

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Term
What is mastalgia?
Definition

Breast pain

Typically during menses and pregnancy 

Related to Hormones 

Term
What is fibrocyctic breast disease?
Definition

A benign breast disorder

Characterized by the development of a bunch of cysts

Term
Fibroandenomas
Definition

firm round measurable masses 

occurring puberty-menopause

common cause of breast masses in young women

Term

Describe cysts

At what age are they common?

Definition

fluid filled sacs usually in ducts

common in ages 30-55 pre-menopause

disappears post menopause 

Term
Benign proliferative breast disease
Definition

Atypical hyerplasia (can be a precursor to cancer)

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)

-incidental pre-malignant lesions 

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