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Breast self-examination

Index Breast self-examination

Breast self-examination (BSE) is a screening method used in an attempt to detect early breast cancer. [1]

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Ali Montazeri

Ali Montazeri (Ali Montazeri Moghaddam, born September 2, 1958) is an Iranian public health scientist at the Health Metrics Research Center of the Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research.

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Betty Ford

Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Ford (April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was the First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.

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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

The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso of primates.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Breast cancer awareness

Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of breast cancer through education on symptoms and treatment.

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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 disease

Breast diseases can be classified either with disorders of the integument, or disorders of the reproductive system.

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Breast lump

Breast lumps are localized swellings that feel different from the surrounding breast tissue.

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Breast pain

Breast pain is a medical symptom that is most often associated with a developing disease or condition of the breast.

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BSE

BSE may refer to.

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Canadian National Breast Screening Study

The Canadian National Breast Screening Study, sometimes abbreviated as CNBSS or NBSS, was a randomized trial conducted with the aim of evaluating whether mammography reduced breast cancer incidence or mortality among women who underwent screening.

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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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Cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood.

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Dawn O'Porter

Dawn O'Porter (born Dawn Porter; born 23 January 1979) is a Scottish writer, director and television presenter.

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Ductal lavage

Ductal lavage is a method used to collect cells from milk ducts in the breast.

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Fibrocystic breast changes

Fibrocystic breasts or fibrocystic breast disease or fibrocystic breast condition commonly referred to as "FBC" is a condition of breast tissue affecting an estimated 30-60% of women and at least 50% of women of childbearing age.

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Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia

Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia is increased blood prolactin levels associated with galactorrhea (abnormal milk secretion).

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Health action process approach

The health action process approach (HAPA) is a psychological theory of health behavior change, developed by Ralf Schwarzer, Professor of Psychology at the Free University of Berlin, Germany.

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Healthcare and the LGBT community

LGBT topics in medicine are those that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people's health issues and access to health services.

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ICanServe Foundation

ICanServe Foundation, Inc., formerly Information on Breast Cancer and Other Services,Magsanoc-Alikapala, Kara.

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Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology.

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KSDK

KSDK, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 35), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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List of medical abbreviations: B

Category:Lists of medical abbreviations.

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List of MeSH codes (E01)

The following is a list of the "E01" codes for MeSH.

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List of MeSH codes (F01)

The following is a list of the "F" codes for MeSH.

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List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies

The following is a partial list of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies.

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Locus of control

In personality psychology, locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they have control over the outcome of events in their lives, as opposed to external forces beyond their control.

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Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome

Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome (MAIS) is a condition that results in a mild impairment of the cell's ability to respond to androgens.

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Ormylia Center

The Ormylia Center/Foundation is located in Chalkidike, Northern Greece and its Panagia Philanthropini Center aims to make a profound difference in the lives of many underprivileged women and children living in remote communities in the area.

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Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a cancer that forms in or on an ovary.

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Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome

Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) is a condition that results in the partial inability of the cell to respond to androgens.

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Riding Into History

Riding Into History is a non-profit vintage motorcycle event founded in 2000 by Billy Aldrich.

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Terror management theory

In social psychology, terror management theory (TMT) proposes a basic psychological conflict that results from having a self-preservation instinct, whilst realizing that death is inevitable and to some extent unpredictable.

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Testicular self-examination

Testicular self-examination is a medical practice by which external feeling of the testicles can act as a first-warning for testicular cancer.

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Thomas Dao

Ling Yuan "Thomas" Dao (April 27, 1921 – July 16, 2009) was a Chinese American physician and specialist in breast cancer, its causes and treatment, who was one of the earliest proponents of minimalist alternatives to radical mastectomy as a treatment option for breast cancer, in addition to advocacy of breast self-examination and mammography as means to detect breast cancer as early as possible.

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Well-woman examination

A well woman examination is an exam offered to women to review elements of their reproductive health.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_self-examination

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