| 영문 | breast cancer | 한글 | 유방암 |
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| 설명 | 유방은 지방조직과 본래의 목적인 젓을 생산하는 샘조직, 그리고 이 샘조직에서 생산한 젓을 밖에까지 내보내는 관조직, 그리고 이 샘조직과 관조직의 주위를 둘러싸고 있으면서 이것들의 모양을 유지해주는 간질로 이루어진다. 유방암이란 샘조직과 관조직에서 기원하는 종양을 말한다. 유방암을 발생시킬 수 있는 위험인자는 여러 가지가 밝혀져 있다. 그중에서 대표적인 것은 다음과 같다. 1.유전적 요인－가족 중에서 유방암에 걸린 사람이 있으면 유방암의 발생확률이 아주 높아진다. 2.에스트로겐에 장기적으로 많이 폭로되는 경우－에스트로겐은 여성호르몬으로 여성에서 정상적으로 생리의 주기에 따라 증감을 되풀이한다. 이 에스트로겐은 유방의 젖샘조직과 관조직의 증식과 성장에 관계한다. 그리고 이 에스트로겐에 많이 폭로되는 사람은 유방암의 확률이 높다. 외부에서 에스트로겐의 제제를 치료목적으로 투여할 경우에 유방암의 발생확률은 정상인에서 보다 현저하게 높아진다. 그리고 아이를 낳지 않고 평생을 사는 여자의 경우에 임신을 하고 아이를 낳은 여자에 비해서 에스트로겐에 많이 폭로가 되므로(임신시에는 비임신시보다 에스트로겐에 적게 폭로가 된다)유방암의 확률이 높다. 3.환경적 요인－지방질 섭취의 증가, 술의 섭취 등은 유방암의 확률을 높인다. 유방암의 증상으로 가장 많은 것은 아프지 않은 유방의 덩어리이다. 그리고 유두에서 분비물이 나오거나, 유방의 피부변화 등이 유방암의 흔한 증상이다. 치료는 유방의 절제술이 가장 효과적인 치료법으로 되어있다. 그리고 이것에 더하여 방사선 치료나 항암제요법도 효과가 있는 것으로 되어있다. 또 에스트로겐의 과잉과 관계가 있는 종양일 경우에는 에스트로겐의 효과를 차단하는 약물도 효과가 있다. |
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| SMN | second malignant neoplasm; stathmin |
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| MBC | male breast cancer; maximal bladder capacity; maximal breathing capacity; metastatic breast cancer; ... |
| CBN | cannabinol; central benign neoplasm; Commission on Biological Nomenclature |
| GENPS | genital neoplasm-papilloma syndrome |
| NEA | neoplasm embryonic antigen; no evidence of abnormality |
| neoplasm staging | Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neoplasm transplantation | Experimental transplantation of neoplasms in laboratory animals for research purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| DNA, neoplasm | DNA present in neoplastic tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug resistance, neoplasm | Resistance or diminished response of a neoplasm to an antineoplastic agent in humans, animals, or cell or tissue cultures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accessory breast | A milk-secreting gland located elsewhere than at the normal place on the chest and existing in addition to the two usual mammae. Synonym: mamma accessoria, accessory breast, supernumerary mamma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bed of breast | Structures against which the posterior surface of the breast lies; includes mainly the pectoralis major muscle, but also some serratus anterior and external abdominal oblique muscle; extends from second to sixth rib, and from parasternal to anterior axillary lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene | This mutated (changed) version of the BRCA1 gene makes a person susceptible to developing breast cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| breast | To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. "The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer." (Wirt) To breast up a hedge, to cut the face of it on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants. Origin: Breasted; Breasted. 1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse. 2. Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mammma; a teat. "My brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother." (Cant. Viii. 1) 3. Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill. "Mountains on whose barren breast The laboring clouds do often rest." (Milton) 4. <chemical> The face of a coal working. The front of a furnace. 5. The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart. "He has a loyal breast." (Shak) 6. The power of singing; a musical voice; so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast. "By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast." (Shak) Breast drill, a portable drilling machine, provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work. Breast pang. See Angina pectoris, under Angina. To make a clean breast, to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one; to make full confession. Origin: OE. Brest, breost, As. Breost; akin to Icel. Brjst, Sw. Brost, Dan. Bryst, Goth. Brusts, OS. Briost, D. Borst, G. Brust. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| breast augmentation | <surgery> A surgical procedure, often involving the use of a prosthetic implant, to increase the size or alter the shape of the breast. (27 Sep 1997) |
| breast bone | The breastbone. The sternum articulates with the ribs 1 through 7 on either side of the chest. (27 Sep 1997) |
| breast cancer | <oncology> The uncontrolled growth of malignant breast tissue. Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer-related death in the 15-54 age group. Strong risk factors include a prior history for breast cancer or a positive family history for breast cancer. Early detection is possible through the use of monthly breast self-examination, annual clinical exams and mammography. WWW: cancerNET document for patients WWW: cancerNET document for clinicians (05 Jan 1998) |
| breast cancer susceptibility genes | Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Two of these genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified (and prominently publicised). Several other genes (those for the Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden disease, Muir-Torre syndrome, and ataxia-telangiectasia) are also known to predispose to breast cancer. However, since all of these known breast cancer susceptibility genes together do not account for more than a minor fraction (1/5th at most) of breast cancer that clusters in families, it is clear that more breast cancer genes remain to be discovered. (12 Dec 1998) |
| breast carcinoma | <oncology> The uncontrolled growth of malignant breast tissue. Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer-related death in the 15-54 age group. Strong risk factors include a prior history for breast cancer or a positive family history for breast cancer. Early detection is possible through the use of monthly breast self-examination, annual clinical exams and mammography. WWW: cancerNET document for patients WWW: cancerNET document for clinicians (05 Jan 1998) |
| breast dose in mammography | <radiology> 180 mrad / view -- mid-breast dose, guideline: less than 1 rad for 2-view exam (12 Dec 1998) |
| breast feeding | The ability of the breast to produce milk diminishes soon after childbirth without the stimulation of breastfeeding. Immunity factors in breast milk can help the baby to fight off infections. Breast milk contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes which aid the baby's digestion. Breast and formula feeding can be used together. (12 Dec 1998) |