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Breast cancer

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This document contains all the relevant student knowledge pertaining to breast cancer. It includes: Relevant anatomy Pathophysiology Symptoms Diagnosis and imagine Treatment

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  • December 18, 2022
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  • 2022/2023
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  • Caitlin austin
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Most frequent skin cancer in women after non melanoma skin tumours It follows

an unpredictablemetasteses presentingup to 20years after initial diagnosis



Aetiology
A Genetic BRCA 1 2 hereditarypredisposition is implicated in around 107
B Hormonal Prolonged exposure to oestrogen HRT OCP slightly



Types of breast cancer




In situ
A Invasive


Pre invasive carcinoma that Cancer cells have infiltrated
has not
yet invaded the breast outside of the ducts or

tissue e.g connective tissue lobules into the tissue
muscle etc f J
Ductal of Lobular
Ade que te potential to 80 I lot

become invasive Has potential to metastasize
NB Inflammatory breast cancer subtype of locallyadvanced
breast Characterised diffuse induration of the skin
cancer
by
usually there is no mass

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