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Anemia

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a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.

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Axilla (axillary)

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Anatomy. the armpit.

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chemotherapy

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is used to weaken and destroy cancer cells in the body

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Cyst

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Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.

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Estrogen

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any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics

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Hormone Therapy

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Treated by lowering the amount of hormone estrogen in the body

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Implants (breast)

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a prosthesis consisting of a gel-like or fluid material in a flexible sac, implanted behind or in place of a female breast in reconstructive or cosmetic surgery.

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Invasive ductal carcinoma

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is cancer that began growing in the duct and has invaded the fatty tissue of the breast outside of the duct.

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Lymphedema

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The condition is caused by a blockage in the lymphatic system, part of the immune and circulatory systems. Lymphedema is most commonly caused by lymph node removal or damage due to cancer treatment.

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Mastitis

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a painful infection of beast tissue

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oncologist

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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.

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Progesterone

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it can prevent changes in the uterus in women taking estrogen after menopause. It can also treat menstrual periods that have stopped before menopause.

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Radical mastectomy

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is a surgical procedure involving the removal of breast, underlying chest muscle (including pectoralis major and pectoralis minor), and lymph nodes of the axilla as a treatment for breast cancer.

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Surgical oncologist

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is a specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment of a variety of tumors.

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Anesthesia

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In the practice of medicine, anesthesia or anaesthesia is a state of temporary induced loss of sensation or awareness.

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Benign

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not harmful in effect: in particular, (of a tumor) not malignant

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BRCA 2 gene

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The BRCA2 gene provides instructions for making a protein that acts as a tumor suppressor. Tumor suppressor proteins help prevent cells from growing and dividing too rapidly or in an uncontrolled way.

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Breast Reconstruction

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Breast reconstruction is achieved through several plastic surgery techniques that attempt to restore a breast to near normal shape, appearance and size following mastectomy.

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clinical breast examination

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IS A PHYSICAL EXAM DONE BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WELL TRAINED IN technique

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diagnosis

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the identification of the nature or an illness or the other problem by examination of the symtoms

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excisional biospy

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the most involved form of biospy, is surgery to remove the entire area of suspicious tissue from the breast

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hospice

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a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill

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inflammatory breast cancer

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is a rare type of breast cancer that develps rapidly, making the affected breast red, swollen and tender

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lumpectomy

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is surgery in which only the tumor and some surrounding tissue is removed

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malignant

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cells that can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems

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menopause

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is that time that marks the end of your menstrual cycle

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palpation

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is the process of using ones hands to examine the body, especially while preserving/diagnosing a disease or illness

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prognosis

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is your outlook or your chance of recovery from breast cancer

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stages of breast cancer

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Stage 0 Stage I Stage II Stage II Stage III Stage IV

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Radiologist

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is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disease and injury through the use of medical imaging techniques such as x-rays , computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine.

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Asymptomatic

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having or showing no symptoms of disease

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biomaker

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may be used to see how well the body responds to a treatment for a disease or condition

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breast cancer

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is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells

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breast self-examination

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is a step-by-step approach that a woman can use to look at and feel her breast

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clinical trails

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are usually conducted at cancer centers, universities, hospitals, or clinics.

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genetic testing

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involves giving blood or saliva sample that can be analyzed to pick up any abnormalities in the BRCA 1, BRCA2, and PALB 2 genes.

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edema

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is the medical term for swelling

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immunotherapy

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uses the power of your bodies immune sysytem to attack cancer cells, work by helping your immune system work harder or smarter to attack cancer cells.

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informed consent

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this means you are agreeing to surgery, fully understanding what's going to happen and what risks you are accepting in the process.

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lymph nodes

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are the filters along the lymphatic system, their job is to filter out the trap bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and other unwanted substances, and to make sure they are safely eliminated from the body

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mastectomy

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us surgery to remove the breast

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metastasis

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cancer cells break away from where they first come formed, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors in the other parts of the body

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pathologist

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are doctors who study the cause and development of disease

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radiation therapy

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are called radiotherapy; is a highly targeted and highly effective way to destroy cancer cells in the breast that may stick around after surgery

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surgeon

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is a physical who cuts the human body for the purpose of the removing disease tissue or organs, to repair body systems, or to replace diseased organs with transplants

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surgical oncologist

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is a specially that focuses on the surgical treatment of variety of tumors

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triple negative breast cancer

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means that the offending tumor is estrogen receptor negative, progesterone receptor negative and HER2 negative.

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