Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Fibrocystic breast changes. Benign fibrous breast growths (highlighted in yellow). Fibrocystic breast changes is a condition of the breasts where there may be pain, breast cysts, and breast masses. [1] The breasts may be described as "lumpy" or "doughy". [3] Symptoms may worsen during certain parts of the menstrual cycle due to hormonal ...
Specialty. General surgery. A breast cyst is a cyst, a fluid-filled sac, within the breast. One breast can have one or more cysts. They are often described as round or oval lumps with distinct edges. In texture, a breast cyst usually feels like a soft grape or a water-filled balloon, but sometimes a breast cyst feels firm. [1]
Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class. [9] It is mainly used as a eugeroic ( wakefulness promoter) or as a mild cognitive enhancer to increase alertness and attentional performance. [10] [11] Caffeine acts by blocking binding of adenosine to the adenosine A 1 receptor, which enhances release of the ...
Breast cancer is cancer of the breast tissues, most commonly arising from the milk ducts. Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women, accounting for 25% of all cases. [5] It is most common in women over age 50. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid ...
Here’s what you can do until then: • Vaginal dryness: Estrogen thickens the lining of the walls of the vagina, so when levels of the hormone drop, that vaginal tissue thins and becomes dry ...
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. [7] Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin. [1] In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain ...
This wasn’t the start of my breast cancer story—that began decades ago—but it was the start of my journey to becoming a proud, double mastectomy, flat-chested, breast cancer survivor.
Ductal carcinoma in situ ( DCIS ), also known as intraductal carcinoma, is a pre-cancerous or non-invasive cancerous lesion of the breast. [1] [2] DCIS is classified as Stage 0. [3] It rarely produces symptoms or a breast lump that can be felt, typically being detected through screening mammography. [4] [5] It has been diagnosed in a ...