title: Screening-detected non-symptomatic breast cancer: a case history.
abstract: Alice is a 65 year-old woman who was recalled for further investigations following a routine screening mammogram, which showed a 25 mm mass in her left breast. This case history will report on the further investigations and surgery required to manage this infiltrating ductal carcinoma. The histopathology report will be analysed to provide a rationale for future treatment with radiotherapy, and Alice's expected prognosis will be presented using the Nottingham Prognostic Index. Alice's psychological support needs will identified and the appropriate interventions will be discussed with a particular focus on Alice's history of depression. The supportive and educational role of the breast care nurse and the multidisciplinary team will be highlighted throughout the study.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glackin
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gregg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
keywords: Diagnosis; Histopathology report; Prognosis; Screening-detected breast cancer; Staging; Surgery