| USING THIS
WEBSITE |
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HOW TO USE THE WEBSITE AND SECTIONS |
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ESSENTIAL DATA ABOUT BREAST CANCER |
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THE AUTHORS / CREDITS |
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| THE BREAST PATIENT |
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EVALUATION OF THE BREAST PATIENT |
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DEFINITION OF THE HIGH RISK PATIENT |
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STANDARDIZED BREAST EXAMINATION |
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ANATOMY: BREAST & BREAST REGIONS |
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| SURGICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT |
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MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR BREAST MASSES OR LESIONS |
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| BREAST IMAGING MODALITIES |
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MAMMOGRAPHY |
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ULTRASOUND |
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MRI |
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| DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES |
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FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY (FNA) |
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CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY |
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STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY |
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ABBI SYSTEM* BIOPSY |
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MAMMOTOME SYSTEM |
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| PATHOLOGY OF BREAST DISEASES |
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HANDLING OF THE SURGICAL SPECIMEN |
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BENIGN LESIONS |
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MALIGNANT BREAST LESION: DCIS |
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MALIGNANT BREAST LESIONS: INVASIVE CARCINOMA |
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PATHOLOGY SLIDES - MICROSCOPIC VIEWS |
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| SURGICAL ASSESSMENT |
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SURGICAL ONCOLOGIC OVERVIEW |
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STAGING PROTOCOL |
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STAGES TNM & GROUPS |
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| LOCAL SURGICAL
CONTROL |
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ANATOMY: BREAST & BREAST REGIONS |
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EXCISIONAL BIOPSY - LUMPECTOMY |
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MASTECTOMIES |
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STANDARD AXILLARY LYMPHADENECTOMY |
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SENTINEL NODE LYMPHADENECTOMY |
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| RECONSTRUCTION OPTIONS |
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INTRODUCTION |
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IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTION WITH EXPANDER-IMPLANT |
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IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTION WITH AUTOLOGOUS TISSUE - TRAM FLAP |
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DELAYED RECONSTRUCTION |
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MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS |
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POST RECONSTRUCTION REVISIONS |
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OTHER TYPES OF RECONSTRUCTION |
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CONCLUSION |
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RADIOTHERAPY
FOR BREAST CANCER |
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| ONCOLOGIC MANAGEMENT |
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OVERVIEW |
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TREATMENT BY STAGE AND CELL TYPE |
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THERAPEUTIC ONCOLOGIC PROTOCOLS |
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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL
SUPPORT OF THE
BREAST PATIENT |
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| HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER & GENETIC COUNSELING -TESTING |
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INTRODUCTION |
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GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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GENES AND BREAST CANCER |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER |
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BRCA1 AND BRCA2 |
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CLINICAL IMPACT OF GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY INFORMATION |
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APPLICATION OF GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY INFORMATION |
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HER 2
STATUS
AND HERCEPTIN™ |
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BREAST
CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
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CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLODES |
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TREATMENT
BY STAGE AND TYPE |
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PATIENT EDUCATION FILES |
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