

#ACUTE PAIN NURSING INTERVENTIONS FIBROCYSTIC BREAST CHANGES SKIN#
There may either be no sign of cancer in the breast or a tumor may be any size and may have spread to the chest wall and/or the skin of the breastANDthe cancer has spread to lymph nodes either above or below the collarboneAND The tumor may be any size and has spread to the chest wall and/or skin of the breastANDmay have spread to axillary lymph nodes that are clumped together or sticking to other structures, or cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.Inflammatory breast cancer is considered at least stage IIIB.

Cancer has spread to the axillary lymph nodes, which are sticking together or to other structures, or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone. Cancer is found in axillary lymph nodes that are sticking together or to other structures, or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastboneORthe tumor is any size. The tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to the axillary lymph nodesORthe tumor is larger than 5 centimeters but has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes. The tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes. No tumor can be found in the breast, but cancer cells are found in the axillary lymph nodes (the lymph nodes under the arm)ORthe tumor measures 2 centimeters or smaller and has spread to the axillary lymph nodesOR About 20-30% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family history of breast cancer.Ĭancer cells remain inside the breast duct, without invasion into normal adjacent breast tissue.Ĭancer is 2 centimeters or less and is confined to the breast (lymph nodes are clear). A woman’s risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.About 90% of breast cancers are due not to heredity, but to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general.Controversial risk factors include oral contraceptive use, alcohol use, obesity, and increased dietary fat intake.Other probable factors include nulliparity, first child after age 30, late menopause, early menarche, long term estrogen replacement therapy, and benign breast disease.The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are gender (being a woman) and age (growing older).Breast cancer metastasizes most commonly to auxiliary nodes, lung, bone, liver, and the brain.The cancer grows through the wall of the duct and into the fatty tissue.

Is the leading type of cancer in women.Most breast cancer begins in the lining of the milk ducts, sometimes the lobule.
