Breast Neoplasms - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer.

19 Oct 2009 After 20 years of screening for breast and prostate cancer, several observations can be made. First, the incidence of these cancers increased after the introduction of screening but has never returned to prescreening levels. Second, the increase in ... Read more...

TOB suppresses breast cancer tumorigenesis.

13 Oct 2009 Transducer of ErbB-2 (TOB) is a member of the TOB/Btg gene family. A role for TOB in the suppression of human tumorigenesis has been proposed, based on the observations that TOB-knockout mice spontaneously form tumors and TOB expression is lost in ... Read more...

Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i.

29 Sep 2009 The Hawai'i Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) offers free mammograms and Pap smears to women who are uninsured or underinsured through a statewide provider network. Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinas are priority ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Breast Neoplasms - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer. 19 Oct 2009
• Vitamin D2 could be one of the protective phytochemicals. 13 Oct 2009
• TOB suppresses breast cancer tumorigenesis. 13 Oct 2009
• Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i. 29 Sep 2009
• Modification of mortality and tumorigenesis by tocopherol-mono-glucoside (TMG) administered after X irradiation in mice and rats. 29 Sep 2009
• Tamoxifen, antidepressants, and CYP2D6: the conundrum continues. 29 Sep 2009
• Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach. 29 Sep 2009
• Comparison of digital mammography and screen-film mammography in breast cancer screening: a review in the Irish breast screening program. 29 Sep 2009
• American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on the use of pharmacologic interventions including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibition for breast cancer risk reduction. 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of tamoxifen and raloxifene on memory and other cognitive abilities: cognition in the study of tamoxifen and raloxifene. 19 Sep 2009
• Exploring the impact of the hormonal milieu on cognitive functioning. 19 Sep 2009
• Did alcohol protect against death from breast cancer in Russia? 17 Sep 2009
• Phosphorothioate-modified TLR9 ligands protect cancer cells against TRAIL-induced apoptosis. 2 Sep 2009
• An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care. 30 Aug 2009
• Estrogen/isoflavone interactions in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). 30 Aug 2009
• Jordanian and Palestinian immigrant women's knowledge, affect, cultural attitudes, health habits, and participation in breast cancer screening. 30 Aug 2009
• [Cancer genetics: estimation of the needs of the population in France for the next ten years] 30 Aug 2009
• Screening and prevention of breast cancer in primary care. 30 Aug 2009
• MAGE-D1 inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells. 30 Aug 2009
• Effective anti-tumor responses induced by recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccines based on different tandem repeats of MUC1 and GM-CSF. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Breast Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

Descriptor UI: D001943

Alternative terms: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Breast; Neoplasms, Breast; Tumors, Breast; Breast Tumors; Breast Tumor; Tumor, Breast; Mammary Carcinoma, Human; Carcinoma, Human Mammary; Carcinomas, Human Mammary; Human Mammary Carcinomas; Mammary Carcinomas, Human; Human Mammary Carcinoma; Mammary Neoplasms, Human; Human Mammary Neoplasm; Human Mammary Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Human Mammary; Neoplasms, Human Mammary; Mammary Neoplasm, Human; Breast Cancer; Cancer, Breast; Cancer of the Breast; Cancer of Breast;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.180; C17.800.090.500;

Technical Notes: human only; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE is also available; for animal use MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL or MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL: Manual 24.5+, 24.6+; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)