breast cancer

English - Turkish

Definition of breast cancer in English Turkish dictionary: meme kanseri,göğüs kanseri; (Tıp) meme kanseri

English - English

Definition of breast cancer in English English dictionary: Cancer of the breast; Malignant tumour in a breast, usually in women after menopause. Risk factors include family history of breast cancer, prolonged menstruation, late first pregnancy (after age 30), obesity, alcohol use, and some benign tumours. Most breast cancers are adenocarcinomas. Any lump in the breast needs investigation because it may be cancer. Treatment may begin with radical or modified mastectomy or lumpectomy (in which only the tumour is removed), followed by radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or removal of the ovaries or adrenal glands; malignant tumor found in a woman's breast; Listed below is a link to Novartis' Femara Web site and a glossary of Breast Cancer Terms: Click here for Glossary; Growth of malignant cells in the breast; cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US; tumors that arise in the breast(s) More common in female than in males See breast cancer
triple negative breast cancer: A type of breast cancer, which affects African women more than white women, in which the three normal receptors are absent