BC 1
A group of diseases in which cells in a person's breast tissue divide in an uncontrolled manner
Breast Cancer
Imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to show body organ structure, movement, and flow through blood vessels.
Ultrasound
Anything that increases the chance of getting a disease such as cancer.
Risk Factor
A doctor with special training in diagnosing diseases by interpreting (reading) x-rays and other types of imaging studies that make pictures of the inside of the body
Radiologist
Small bean-shaped glands that help fight infections and have a role in fighting cancer.
Lymph Node
A branch of medical science that is focused on the study and diagnosis of disease.
Pathology
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Oncology
Surgery to remove only the part of the breast containing the cancer as well as some surrounding normal tissue
Lumpectomy
Structures within the breast that connect the lobules to the nipple
Ducts
What is a medical specialty that uses medical imaging techniques to diagnoses and treat diseases?
Radiology
Surgery to remove the entire breast
Mastectomy
A doctor who specialized in diagnosing and classifying diseases by lab tests and by looking at tissues and cells with a microscope
Pathologist
Glands within the breast that make milk
Lobules
A hormone mad mostly be the ovaries, helps regulate puberty, such as growth of breasts
Estrogen
X-ray of the breast to detect and diagnose breast cancer and other breast conditions
Mammogram
A hormone released by the ovaries during every menstrual cycle to prepare the uterus (womb) for pregnancy and the breast for milk production.
Progesterone
A doctor who uses surgery to treat breast cancer
Breast Surgical Oncologist
Women at average risk of breast cancer should start annual screening mammograms at age ___?
40
Removal of a sample of tissue or cell to see if cancer cells are present.
Biopsy
The two strongest modifiable risk factors for developing breast cancer
What does BIRADS stand for?
Breast Imaging Radiology and Data System
List 5 signs/symptoms of Breast Cancer
Breast Lump, Pain, Dimpling, Skin Changes, Swollen Lymph node, Redness, Swelling, Nipple Inversion, Nipple discharge
What two BIRADS designations require a biopsy?
BIRADS 4 and BIRADS 5
A doctor who specialized in reconstructing or repairing parts of the body
Plastic Surgeon
A procedure in which the surgeon injects a dye and then removes only the lymph node(s) under the arm that has taken up the dye