breast cancer
cancer that originates in the mammary gland
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Summary
breast cancer is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,456 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: thoracic cancer[4], breast disease[5], breast neoplasm[6], disease[7]
- Commons category: Breast cancer[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: X76[9]
- Symptoms and signs: breast lump[10], swelling[11], irritation[12], sore nipples[13], nipple discharge[14], mastodynia[15], lump in chest[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Breast cancer[17]
- Medical examination: MammaPrint[18]
- Anatomical location: female breast[19]
- Criterion used: transforming growth factor[20]
- Facet of: women's health[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C9335[22]
- Health specialty: oncology[23]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: ethinylestradiol[24], fluoxymesterone[25], vinblastine[26], capecitabine[27], dexrazoxane[28], idarubicin[29], methotrexate[30], carboplatin[31], paclitaxel[32], mitoxantrone[33], vinorelbine[34], trastuzumab[35], anastrozole[36], (Z)-Toremifene[37]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for breast cancer include No Bra Day[38], a recurring event[39].
Why It Matters
breast cancer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include No Bra Day[38], a recurring event[39].