- Preface
- Foreword
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 How to survive outpatient clinics in breast disease
- Chapter 2 The National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP)
- Chapter 3 Multidisciplinary working
- Chapter 4 Anatomy and physiology
- Chapter 5 Breast cancer—facts and figures
- Chapter 6 Breast assessment: making the diagnosis
- Chapter 7 Benign breast problems and their management
- Chapter 8 Surgical management of benign breast disease
- Chapter 9 Gynaecomastia
- Chapter 10 Invasive breast carcinoma: pathology and prognosis
- Chapter 11 Non-invasive breast disease: DCIS, lobular pathologies, and hyperplasias
- Chapter 12 Basic surgery for breast cancer and the management of margins
- Chapter 13 Adjuvant therapy
- Chapter 14 Treatment-induced complications
- Chapter 15 Ward management
- Chapter 16 Breast reduction
- Chapter 17 Oncoplastic mastectomy incisions
- Chapter 18 Breast-conserving surgery: volume displacement
- Chapter 19 Breast reconstruction: volume replacement
- Chapter 20 Lipomodelling
- Chapter 21 Nipple-areola reconstruction
- Chapter 22 Breast augmentation and symmetrization surgery
- Chapter 23 Recurrent breast cancer
- Chapter 24 Management of the high-risk patient
- Chapter 25 Research and audit
- Chapter 26 Complaints, mistakes, and how to minimize problems
- Index
(p. 34) (p. 35) Breast cancer—facts and figures
- Author(s):
James Harvey
, Sue Down
, Rachel Bright-Thomas
, John Winstanley
, and Hugh Bishop
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199215065.003.0005
Breast cancer- Facts and Figures. This chapter first outlines the epidemiology of breast cancer around the world, looking at national and international incidence and prevalence, along with survival figures for symptomatic and screen detected breast cancers. A comparison is also made between different socioeconomic groups. Risk factors for breast cancer are discussed beginning with the four main risk factors (gender, age, previous history of breast cancer and family history) and then moving on to encompass a variety of other risk factors including reproductive and hormonal factors; physical factors; lifestyle factors and factors specific to the breast itself. The relative risk of breast cancer in women previously diagnosed with a variety of benign and pre-malignant breast changes is presented in a clear table for easy reference. Communicating risk correctly is vital to avoid undue anxiety in some individuals; a useful approach to risk analysis in a young woman is demonstrated.
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- Preface
- Foreword
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 How to survive outpatient clinics in breast disease
- Chapter 2 The National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP)
- Chapter 3 Multidisciplinary working
- Chapter 4 Anatomy and physiology
- Chapter 5 Breast cancer—facts and figures
- Chapter 6 Breast assessment: making the diagnosis
- Chapter 7 Benign breast problems and their management
- Chapter 8 Surgical management of benign breast disease
- Chapter 9 Gynaecomastia
- Chapter 10 Invasive breast carcinoma: pathology and prognosis
- Chapter 11 Non-invasive breast disease: DCIS, lobular pathologies, and hyperplasias
- Chapter 12 Basic surgery for breast cancer and the management of margins
- Chapter 13 Adjuvant therapy
- Chapter 14 Treatment-induced complications
- Chapter 15 Ward management
- Chapter 16 Breast reduction
- Chapter 17 Oncoplastic mastectomy incisions
- Chapter 18 Breast-conserving surgery: volume displacement
- Chapter 19 Breast reconstruction: volume replacement
- Chapter 20 Lipomodelling
- Chapter 21 Nipple-areola reconstruction
- Chapter 22 Breast augmentation and symmetrization surgery
- Chapter 23 Recurrent breast cancer
- Chapter 24 Management of the high-risk patient
- Chapter 25 Research and audit
- Chapter 26 Complaints, mistakes, and how to minimize problems
- Index