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References

Online Sources

  • American Cancer Society (ACS). Benign Breast Conditions (revised, May 15, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2006 from the ACS web site: www.cancer.org
  • American Cancer Society (ACS). What is Breast Cancer? (revised, Sep. 2, 2005). Retrieved July 8, 2006 from the ACS web site: www.cancer.org
  • CancerLine. Breast Anatomy and Physiology. Retrieved May 15, 2006 from the CancerLine web site: www.cancerline.com
  • CancerLine. Pathology of Breast Cancer. Retrieved May 15, 2006 from the CancerLine web site: www.cancerline.com
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). Early Stage Breast-Cancer Rates Are Rising Sharply as Rates of Invasive Breast Cancer Are Leveling Off (Apr. 11, 2005). Retrieved May 15, 2006 from the FHCRC web site: www.fhcrc.org
  • Mayo Clinic. Breast Biopsy: Interpreting Your Risk for Breast Cancer (Aug. 5, 2005). Retrieved April 10, 2006 from the MayoClinic.com web site: www.mayoclinic.com
  • Imaginis. Benign Breast Conditions (updated, May, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2006 from the Imaginis web site: imaginis.com
  • Imaginis. Breast Cancer Recurrence (updated, Jan. 31, 2000). Retrieved May 7, 2006 from the Imaginis web site: imaginis.com
  • Imaginis. Common Forms of Breast Cancer (updated, May, 2006). Retrieved July 7, 2006 from the Imaginis web site: imaginis.com
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI). Benign Breast Disease Indicates Relative Risk for Breast Cancer. NCI Bulletin. 2005 Jul.;30(2). Retrieved Apr. 13, 2006 from the NCI web site: www.cancer.gov
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI). Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (PDQ®) (last modified, Feb. 14, 2006). Retrieved May 3, 2006 from the NCI web site: www.cancer.gov
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI). Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (PDQ®) (last modified, Feb. 14, 2006). Retrieved May 3, 2006 from the NCI web site: www.cancer.gov
  • Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (PBCERF). Fact Sheet #05: The Biology of Breast Cancer (Oct., 1997). Retrieved May 6, 2006 from the PBCERF web site: envirocancer.cornell.edu
  • Santen RJ, Mansel R. Benign Breast Disorders. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:275-85. Retrieved May 14, 2006 from the University of Rochester Medical Center web site: www.urmc.rochester.edu/obgyn/residency
  • University of Wisconsin School of Nursing. Growth & Types of Breast Cancer (2005). Retrieved May 7, 2006 from the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing web site: www.son.wisc.edu

    Print Sources

  • Merajver, SD, Sabel, MS. Inflammatory breast cancer. In Harris JR, Lippman ME, Morrow M, Osborne CK, (Eds.), Diseases of the breast (3rd edition.) (pp. 971-982). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
  • Schnitt, SJ, Guidi, AJ. Pathology of invasive breast cancer. In Harris JR, Lippman ME, Morrow M, Osborne CK, (Eds.), Diseases of the breast (3rd edition.) (pp. 541-585). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2004.

Additional Resources:

Overviews

Breast Structure and Development (see also Overviews)

Benign Changes (see also Overviews)

Types of Breast Cancer (see also Overviews)

Molecules can block breast cancer’s ability to spread (Jan. 21, 2008 / www.mabcie.com)
Breast cancer cells have to learn to walk before they can run (Jan. 11, 2008 / www.mabcie.com)
Study reveals for first time how BRCA1 mutations cause breast cancer (Dec. 12, 2007 / www.mabcie.com )
Enhanced DNA repair mechanism can cause breast cancer (Nov. 7, 2007 / www.mabcie.com)
Estrogen receptor gene amplification common, clinically important in breast cancer (Apr. 9, 2007 / www.oncolink.com)
Study questions cancer stem cell hypothesis in breast cancer (Mar. 14, 2007 / www.mabcie.com)
Estrogen interferes with immune surveillance in breast cancer (Jan. 30, 2007 / www.mabcie.com)

Updated: February 21, 2008.

 
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