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Breast Cancer : Symptoms

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Symptoms could include:
Early breast cancer usually does not cause symptoms. This is why regular breast exams are important. As the cancer grows, symptoms may include: Breast lump or lump in the armpit that is hard, has uneven edges, and usually does not hurt; Change in ...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 1, 2008
There are a number of risk factors for the development of breast cancer, including: family history of breast cancer in mother or sister early onset of menstruation and late menopause reproductive history: women who had no children or have children...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Various symptoms may bring someone to medical attention in order to investigate the possibility of breast cancer. These may include a breast lump that persists, as opposed to one that only appears at certain times of a woman's menstrual cycle (whi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Various symptoms may bring someone to medical attention in order to investigate the possibility of breast cancer. These may include a breast lump that persists, as opposed to one that only appears at certain times of a woman's menstrual cycle (whi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
There are a number of risk factors for the development of breast cancer, including: family history of breast cancer in mother or sister early onset of menstruation and late menopause reproductive history: women who had no children or have children...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
There are a number of risk factors for the development of breast cancer, including: family history of breast cancer in first-degree relatives (mother, sister, or daughter) early onset of menstruation and late menopause reproductive history (women ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A breast lump is a swelling, protuberance, or lump in the breast.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 9, 2007
When You Find a Breast LumpYou may have just found a lump in your breast. Or your healthcare provider may have seen one on amammogram(breast x-ray).
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on common benign breast lumps, including breast cysts, fibroadenomas, fat necrosis, and sclerosing adenosis
Source:StayWell
Breast lumps commonly occur in women, especially during their reproductive years, the years between puberty and menopause. When there are multiple small lumps, they are almost always benign.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on common benign breast lumps, including breast cysts, fibroadenomas, fat necrosis, and sclerosing adenosis
Source:StayWell
Abnormal nipple discharge is abnormal fluid leakage from one or both nipples of the breast.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 26, 2008
Detailed information on nipple problems and discharge, including ectasia, intraductal papilloma, and galactorrhea
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on nipple problems and discharge, including ectasia, intraductal papilloma, and galactorrhea
Source:StayWell
Pain is a universal human experience. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage." Pain may be a symptom of an underlying disease or disorder, or a disorder in its own right. At the same time that pain is a universal experience, however, it is also a complex one. While the physical sensations involved in pain may be constant throughout history, the ways in which humans express and treat pain are shaped by their respective cultures and societies. Since the 1980s, research in the neurobiology of pain has been accompanied by studies of the psychological and sociocultural factors that influence people's experience of pain, their use of health care systems, and their compliance with various treatments for pain. As of 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to pain treatment that takes this complexity into account.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Expert-reviewed information summary about pain as a complication of cancer or its treatment. Approaches to the management and treatment of cancer-associated pain are discussed.
Source:StayWell
Pain, medically termed "nociception," is a response to noxious stimuli that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons . The discomfort signals actual or impending injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awareness of pain; it also includes perception, the subjective interpretation of the discomfort. Perception gives information on the pain's location, intensity, and something about its nature. The various conscious and unconscious responses to both sensation and perception, including the emotional response, add further definition to the overall concept of pain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Communicating About PainResourcesAmerican Pain Foundation888-615-7246www.painfoundation.orgAmerican Chronic Pain Associationwww.theacpa.orgThe National Pain Foundation www.painconnection.orgYou have a right to have pain treated. Untreated pain can...
Source:StayWell
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awareness of pain; it also includes perception, the subjective interpretation of the discomfort. Perception gives information on the pain's location, intensity, and something about its nature. The various conscious and unconscious responses to both sensation and perception, including the emotional response, add further definition to the overall concept of pain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Measuring Your PainA pain scale helps you rate pain intensity. In the scale, 0 means no pain, and 10 is the worst pain possible.
Source:StayWell
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by nerves in the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awareness of pain; it also includes perception, the subjective interpretation of the discomfort. Perception gives information on the pain's location, intensity, and something about its nature. The various conscious and unconscious responses to both sensations and perception, including the emotional response, add further definition to the overall concept of pain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
This comprehensive report describes the many causes of pain, the latest treatments, and the best preventive strategies.
Source:StayWell
Examines the role of forgiveness in personal health and happiness, ranging from reduced stress to improved relationships.
Source:StayWell
I have recurring sores in my mouth, most generally on the sides of my tongue, and the tip of my tongue gets very tender and sore. Do I have a vitamin deficiency? What else could be the cause of this?
Source:StayWell
Children who experience verbal abuse are at as much risk for developing anxiety or depression as those who are abused physically or sexually. This may be due to the fact that verbal abuse is likely to persist over a lengthy period of time.
Source:StayWell
Question: Why does it get harder to lose weight with age? Answer: One must burn more calories than one takes in to lose weight at any age. This can be done either with caloric restriction or with exercise. Although metabolism slows down somewhat as we age, increasing weight with age is usually due to a drop-off in activity while dietary habits stay the same or get worse. See also: Intentional weight loss; Physical activity.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 13, 2007
Weigh Less, Live Longer helps you determine the cause of your excess weight and tailor a plan to your particular needs. Even a modest reduction of 7%-10% of your starting weight can lead to significant improvements in health.
Source:StayWell
The not-so-secret secret to weight loss is to burn more calories than you eat. This can be done safely and effectively by eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly.
Source:StayWell
The latest studies conclude that a successful weight-loss plan is a mind/body undertaking that not only involves monitoring calorie intake and expenditure, but dealing with the psychological side of weight loss and habit change.
Source:StayWell
Out of the millions Americans who are overweight and go on a diet each year, many regain all or a part of the weight they lose within five years.
Source:StayWell
The balance of diet studies shows it's not carbohydrates specifically that count, but the total calories and fat consumed.
Source:StayWell
Moderately intense activities, such as walking briskly from your parked car to the mall entrance and taking your dog for a quick jog after dinner, won't help you train for a sport. But they can help you achieve and maintain a healthful weight and improve your overall fitness level.
Source:StayWell
Most people want to lose weight in a hurry, so they go on a fad diet, lose some weight, go off the diet and go back to eating as they always have.
Source:StayWell
Some diet advice is just plain wrong—and some can be dangerous to your health.You don't have to look far to find diet advice. It's as close as your Web browser, your local bookstore, or that pop culture magazine you leafed through. But how accurate is the information? Some diet advice is just plain wrong—and some can be dangerous to your health.
Source:StayWell
If you’re starving most of the time or can’t imagine staying on a particular diet past a perceived deadline, you’re on the wrong track.
Source:StayWell
Walking is a great form of exercise that can be done just about anywhere. If you're trying to lose weight, though, you'll need to do more than a leisurely stroll.
Source:StayWell
Experts say the long-term success at weight loss requires a balance between diet and physical activity.
Source:StayWell
Here are strategies that can help you troubleshoot and personalize your weight-loss plan to manage common workplace weight-loss roadblocks.
Source:StayWell
Experts say the long-term success at weight loss requires a balance between diet and physical activity.
Source:StayWell
The majority of dieters regain the weight they lose within five years. But they could avoid doing so by gradually changing their eating and exercise habits. Your approach to weight loss should be to make changes you can keep up for the rest of your life.
Source:StayWell
New types of weight-loss medications may help those who struggle with obesity, but there are some potentially serious side effects. Also, use of such a drug requires a significant adjustment in one's diet and level of physical activity.
Source:StayWell
Out of the 90 million Americans who are overweight, 50 million go on a diet each year, according to the National Women's Health Resource Center.
Source:StayWell
Breast pain is any discomfort or pain in the breast.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 31, 2008
Detailed information on mastalgia (breast pain), including information on cyclical breast pain and noncyclic breast pain
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on mastalgia (breast pain), including information on cyclical breast pain and noncyclic breast pain
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on mastalgia (breast pain), including information on cyclical breast pain and noncyclic breast pain
Source:StayWell
A guide to the causes and treatment for recurrent breast pain.Menopause has come and gone. Why do I still have breast pain?
Source:StayWell
Can caffeine make a woman's breasts hurt? Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Source:StayWell
Inhibited sexual desire (ISD) refers to a low level of sexual interest. A person with ISD will not start, or respond to their partner's desire for, sexual activity. ISD can be primary (in which the person has never felt much sexual desire or interest), or secondary (in which the person used to feel sexual desire, but no longer does. ISD can also relate to the partner (the person with ISD is interested in other people, but not his or her partner), or it can be general ( the person with ISD isn't sexually interested in anyone. In the extreme form of sexual aversion, the person not only lacks sexual desire, but may find sex repulsive. Sometimes, the sexual desire is not inhibited. The two partners have different sexual interest levels, even though both of their interest levels are within the normal range. Someone can claim that his or her partner has ISD, when in fact they have overactive sexual desire and are very demanding sexually.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2008
Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) occurs when a woman is continually unable to attain or maintain arousal and lubrication during intercourse, is unable to reach orgasm, or has no desire for sexual intercourse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pain in the vaginal canal is usually associated with an underlying medical and/or psychological condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Vaginal discomfort can occur even when there is nothing out of the ordinary that you can see or feel in the genital area. Some vaginal pain can be distinguished by whether or not it is made worse by sex.
Source:StayWell
Unintentional weight loss is a decrease in body weight that is not voluntary. In other words, you did not try to loss the weight by dieting or exercising. See: Intentional weight loss
Source:ADAM
Date:February 22, 2009
Weight loss is a reduction in body mass characterized by a loss of adipose tissue (body fat) and skeletal muscle.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
What is the most effective method for weight loss/management while taking prednisone?
Source:StayWell
Doctors become most concerned about unintentional weight loss if it reaches more than five percent of the usual body weight (about ten pounds), especially if your weight has not stabilized and continues to go down.
Source:StayWell
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