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Definition
- Over age 50
- Ethnicity (African Americans get it more and worse)
- Getting your period before 12
- Going into menopause after 50
- High fat diet/high weight/low exercise
- Alcohol use
- First child after age 30 or nullipara
- # of 1st degree female relatives with breast cancer |
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Term
| How to screen for retraction |
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Definition
- Lift arms slowly over head: each breast should move up symmetrically
- Push hands on him and push 2 palms together: slight lifting of both breasts should occur
- Lean forward: both breaks should have symmetric free-forward movement |
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Term
| Post-breast augmentation or reconstruction |
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Definition
- Palpate breast tissue on top and around edges of implant
- Palpate along incision lines
- Palpate axilla carefully |
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Term
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Definition
- Inspect scar and axilla carefully, note changes in skin color
- Palpate gently, especially over scar, upper OQ and axilla
- Note presence of lymph edema in the adjacent arm, lymph enlargement, inflammation, infection, or chest masses |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Multiple tender masses
Cyclic discomfort
Lumpiness |
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Term
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Definition
- Solid/hard
- Non-tender
- Fixed
- Lymphadenopathy |
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Term
| What do document about lumps |
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Definition
- Location of breast mass
- Size in cm
- Shape (round, regular, irregular)
- Consistency
- Well circumscribed or hard to define
- Tender or nontender |
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Term
| Preventative breast health measures |
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Definition
- Mammography (definitely over 50, probably over 40)
- Regular annual clinical breast exams
- Weight management
- Exercise
- Smoking and alcohol cessation
- Family history of breast cancer, genetic testing? |
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Term
| Concerning signs indicating breast cancer |
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Definition
- Signs of retraction
- Abnormal contours
- Skin dimpling
- Nipple retraction/deviation
- Edema of the skin
- Paget disease of the nipple |
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