3 Breast + Axillae Flashcards
risk factors for breast cancer
- alcohol intake
- high fat diet
- lack of exercise
- obesity
- never had children
- BRCA1 + BRCA2
- hx of menarche before age of 12
- menopause after age 55
- postmenopausal wt gain
- hormone replacement therapy
- night-shift work
- family hx of cancer
- radiation/chemo exposure
- cirrhosis
- estrogen meds
ethnicity as a risk factor
- white women are more likely to be diagnosed
- blacks younger than 45 are more likely to get
- blacks are more likely to die
mastalgia
breast pain
-most often cyclic
cyclic mastalgia
- most common form
- chest pain occurs days before menses, gradually increases
- typically subsides when menses begins
- young women
noncyclic mastalgia
- no apparent precipitating factor
- can be due to large breasts not supported properly
- 30-50 y.o.
- sharp burning sensation on one side
lump in breast that occurs monthly before menses and disappears at end of menses
-may be bc of benign condition called FIBROCYSTIC BREAST
breastfeeding for ___ decreases the risk of breast cancer
1.5-2 yrs
s/s breast cancer
- peau d’orange
- pronounced unilateral venous patterns
- retraction/inversion/change in nipple
- discharge
- red, scaley around nipple
- dimpling of skin
- breasts do not fall freely when leaning forward
- hard fixed nodes
pronounced unilateral venous patterns
may indicate incr blood flow to malignancy
peau d’orange
- caused by edema fr blocked lymphatic drainage
- in advanced stage cancer
a mole along the milk line may be…
supernumerary nipple
red scaley eczema like around nipple may indicate…
Paget’s disease
-rare type of breast cancer
incidence of breast cancer is higest in the ___ quadrant
upper outer
-including axillary tail of spencer
galactorrhea
lactation NOT assoc w breastfeeding
