... (in the ovaries) and is essential for thedevelopmentofthe breast, paradoxically oestrogen is also involved in the development ofbreastcancer via the stimulation and proliferation ofbreast ... shown that only 27% ofthebreast cancers recorded could be explained by genetic factors and therefore 73% ofthe risk was due to environmental factors 52. The study’s authors said that their ... shown that it doubled the risk ofbreastcancer for the daughters of the women who took it55. This shows how a hormone, when present at the wrong time (in this case during the development of...
... clear why this is the case. Maybe the medicines reduce the kinds ofbreast cancers that are easiest to treat. BreastCancer Risk Factors AgeGetting older raises the risk ofbreast cancer. Family ... Sometimes thecancer cellsspread outside thebreast to other parts ofthe body. This means theymetastasize (meh-TASS-ta-size).Ducts in thebreast carry milk to the nipple. Most breast cancers ... About BreastCancer Breast cancer is a malignant (muh-LIG-nent) tumor that starts withcells in the breast. Malignant means thatthe cells are cancerous andmay spread to other tissue in the breast. ...
... the distance from the balloon to the skin surface. The greater the volume ofthe balloon, with the attendantcompression of adjacent breast tissue, the more fully the target breast tissue will ... char-acteristics of both groups are shown in Table 2. The majority of patients were post-menopausal Caucasianwomen with no prior history ofcancer and no familyhistory ofbreast cancer. The study ... during the 5-day treatmentperiod. Patient compliance with the treatment regimenwas excellent. Patients expressed satisfaction with the con-duct ofthe study as well as the delivery ofthe radiotherapybased...
... (these changed t he aesthetic appearance of the footwear), which impacted on their collective thoughts of the aesthetic appearance of their shoe. For example,descriptions of pretty, dainty and ... data that met the aims of the study. Following the initial interview, the interview sche-dule was further refined (Additional file 1).Generation of dataEach interview took place within the ... othershoes other than the shoes they were actually madefor, so that s a major problem” Laurel, 65 years old,retired, married.In conclusion, the identification of these six themesillustrates the magnitude...
... incidence [risk] of invasive breast cancer over the period ofthe study. Although tamoxifen prevented the appearance of a substantial number ofbreast cancers over the duration of this study, the term ... function ofthe number of tumors that are ER positive rather than a function ofthe totalnumber ofbreastcancer events. Thus, if the expected proportion of ER-negative tumors is high, then the ability ... events in the P-1 study).It is likely thatthe paucity of events in the European studies wasdue to the relatively small number of participants and to the fact that the risk ofbreastcancer occurring...
... be devoted to thedevelopment and refining of technologiesfor the early detection ofbreast cancer. The purpose ofthe study de-scribed in this report was to review thebreastcancer detection ... opportunities.’ The committee was further charged with exam-ining the ‘policies thatinfluencethe development, adoption, and use of technologies.’THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OFCANCER SCREENING The practice of ... mortality from that cancer, and the rationale for the early detection ofbreastcancer is similar.Fifty years ago, there was no established method for the detection of breastcancer at an early...
... fidelity was the conflict between requirements ofthe funders ofthe sites and the fidelity requirements ofthe FBP. An example of this is in the area of data collection and reporting. The State ... outreach. The organizational level is also typically responsible for managing the impact ofInfluence Factors on the successful implementation ofthe intervention. TheInfluenceFactorsthat can ... examined. The sites were different in terms of key contextual factors related to the implementation outcomes. These include factors such as the available workforce, the geographic size of their...
... services. The continuing education of professionals focuses on the role ofthe professional as the initial point of contact between potential cancer patients and the health care system. These professionals ... screening ofbreast cancer, and has given special attention to supporting thedevelopmentof national programmes for the early detection ofbreast cancer. The participation of regional experts in the ... continuation ofthe process [27]. The goal of any breast cancer screening programme is to reduce mortality rates through early detection ofthe disease. As such, one ofthefactors in evaluating breast...
... the second of classmates and teachers and the third of more distant contacts. They found that 88% wereinfected in the first group 42% in the second group and 18%were infected in the third group. ... Besides they treated 1 of 9cases in the first group because of active disease [16]. In for-mer two studies it is seen thatthe risk of infection increasesin close contact with closer contact to the ... RESULTS The demographic characteristics ofthe contacts wereshown in table 1. The mean age of contacts determined ac-tive disease was 24.4 ± 16.9. Twenty-one of them were fema-le and 14 male. The...
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