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Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women, the risk of breast cancer increases with age, it is most common after the age of 50. Each breast has 15- 20 sections (lobes), each of which has many smaller sections (lobules). The lobes and lobules are connected by thin tubes (ducts). The most frequent type of breast cancer is that starting in the ducts (ductal cancer), other types include cancer beginning in the lobes or lobules (lobular carcinoma), less common is Inflammatory breast cancer which causes the breast to be red, and swollen. The incidence of breast cancer has been increasing in Western countries, the rate of increase has been faster in younger women., however the cause of most breast cancers remains unknown. World-wide about 794,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

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Familial Breast Cancer

There is a growing body of research into genetic factors in breast cancer. In particular about 5% of women with breast cancer have an abnormality of the BRCA1 gene which is localized to chromosome 17q21. In women who inherit this altered gene have a highly increased risk of developing breast cancer, and tend to develop breast cancer at younger age. BRCA1 gene mutation has also been linked to an increased risk for ovarian cancer. Similarly, another gene - BRCA2 which is localized to chromosome 13q12-13 also gives a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The role of other genes in breast cancer is under investigation.

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Research: Paget's Disease of the Breast

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Schelfhout VR, et al. Pathogenesis of Paget's disease: epidermal heregulin-alpha, motility factor, and the HER receptor family. J Natl Cancer Inst 2000 Apr 19;92(8):622-8    Related articles (PubMed)

Mai KT, et al. Mammary Paget's disease: evidence of diverse origin of the disease with a lactiferous duct and a discontinuous pattern of tumor spread. Pathol Int 1999;49(11):956-61    Related articles (PubMed)

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