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Breast cancer screening

Index Breast cancer screening

Breast cancer screening is the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis. [1]

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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is the largest hospital in NHS Grampian, located on the Foresterhill site in Aberdeen.

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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.

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Armenian American Wellness Center

The Armenian American Wellness Center, in Armenia, is a humanitarian project of the Armenian American Cultural Association (AACA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in Arlington, Virginia in February 1995.

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Atypical ductal hyperplasia

Atypical ductal hyperplasia, abbreviated ADH, is the term used for a benign lesion of the breast that indicates an increased risk of breast cancer.

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Automated whole-breast ultrasound

Automated whole-breast ultrasound (AWBU) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to obtain volumetric ultrasound data of the entire breast.

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BRCA mutation

A BRCA mutation is a mutation in either of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are tumour suppressor genes.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Breast cancer screening

Breast cancer screening is the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis.

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Breast hematoma

Breast hematoma is a collection of blood within the breast.

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Breast imaging

In medicine, breast imaging is the representation or reproduction of a breast's form.

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Breast self-examination

Breast self-examination (BSE) is a screening method used in an attempt to detect early breast cancer.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Cancer screening

Cancer screening aims to detect cancer before symptoms appear.

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Cancer screening in Ireland

BowelScreen, BreastCheck and CervicalCheck are cancer screening programmes organised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the Republic of Ireland.

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Caregiver

A caregiver or carer is an unpaid or paid member of a person's social network who helps them with activities of daily living.

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Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC), founded in 1971, is a nonprofit organization and Federally Qualified Health Center.

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Ductal carcinoma in situ

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), also known as intraductal carcinoma, is a pre-cancerous or non-invasive cancerous lesion of the breast.

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Estradiol (medication)

Estradiol, also spelled oestradiol, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone.

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Estriol (medication)

Estriol, sold under the brand name Ovestin among others, is an estrogen medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone which is used in menopausal hormone therapy.

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Flat panel detector

Flat panel detectors are a class of solid-state x-ray digital radiography devices similar in principle to the image sensors used in digital photography and video.

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Galyani Vadhana

Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas (กัลยาณิวัฒนา;;; 6 May 1923 – 2 January 2008) was a princess of Thailand and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).

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Geriatrics

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people.

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Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology.

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Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake

Born in Osnabrück, Germany on September 28, 1935, Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake's research has assessed the biological effects of ionizing radiation at low dosage levels.

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List of medical abbreviations: C

Category:Lists of medical abbreviations.

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Lobular carcinoma in situ

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is an incidental microscopic finding with characteristic cellular morphology and multifocal tissue patterns.

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Marjorie Dalgarno

Marjorie Clare Dalgarno (1901–1983) was an Australian radiologist and a pioneer of mammography.

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Medicare Physician Group Practice (PGP) Demonstration

The Medicare Physician Group Practice (PGP) demonstration is Medicare's first physician pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative.

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Mercy Medical Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Mercy Medical Center (also known as Mercy Medical, or Mercy Hospital) is located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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MicroDose

MicroDose is a trademark owned by Philips.

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Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysore

Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysore is a unit of Narayana Health in Devanur, Mysore, India.

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Normani

Normani Kordei Hamilton (born May 31, 1996) recording mononymously as Normani, is an American singer and dancer, best known as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which was formed on the second season of The X Factor US in 2012.

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Outline of biochemistry

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to biochemistry: Biochemistry – study of chemical processes in living organisms, including living matter.

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Patrick Forrest

Professor Sir Patrick Forrest Kt FRCS FRCPEd FRSE (born 1923) is a retired Scottish surgeon.

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Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally.

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Positron emission mammography

Positron emission mammography (PEM) is a nuclear medicine imaging modality used to detect or characterise breast cancer.

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Raloxifene

Raloxifene, developed by Eli Lilly in 1997 and sold under the brand name Evista among others, is a medication which is used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and to reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or at high risk for breast cancer.

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Scintimammography

Scintimammography is a type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or for those who have dense breast tissue, post-operative scar tissue or breast implants.

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen, formerly known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure and originally as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States.

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Thomas Kolb

Thomas M. Kolb, M.D., is an American radiologist specializing in the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in young, predominantly hi-risk premenopausal women.

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Tomosynthesis

Tomosynthesis, also digital tomosynthesis, is a method for performing high-resolution limited-angle tomography at radiation dose levels comparable with projectional radiography.

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Ultrasound computer tomography

Ultrasound computer tomography (USCT), sometimes also Ultrasound computed tomography, Ultrasound computerized tomography or just Ultrasound tomography, is a form of medical ultrasound tomography utilizing ultrasound waves as physical phenomenon for imaging.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer_screening

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