title: Breast cancer.
abstract: This Biomedical Update contains summaries of a personal selection of articles which have appeared over the last year or so on the subject of breast cancer. The issues addressed are related to breast cancer risk and the use of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, breast screening, the diagnosis of breast cancer, and various prognostic indicators.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, Leeds Polytechnic, England, UK.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral