Breast cancer in 2007: incidence, risk assessment, and risk reduction strategies.
Research continues to advance breast health practices, risk assessment, risk reduction strategies, and early detection of breast cancer. Nurses must maintain a current knowledge base to appropriately screen, educate, and counsel women in their fight against the number-one cause of cancer in women and the second-largest source of cancer death in women in the United States (Jemal et al., 2007).
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James Cancer Center, Ohio State University Medical Center, Dublin, OH, USA. joanne.lester@osumc.edu
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D019398:Genes, BRCA1; D024522:Genes, BRCA2; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008019:Life Style; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D008487:Medical History Taking; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010375:Pedigree; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology