Breast Disease

Breast Disease

Breast diseases can be classified either with disorders of the integuement, or disorders of the reproductive system. A majority of breast diseases are noncancerous.

Breast awareness is a goal of the breast health movement. Rather than promoting the largely ineffective, formally structured breast self-examinations, breast awareness promotes informal familiarity with the normal state of a woman's breasts.

Read more about Breast Disease:  Neoplasms, Fibrocystic Breast Changes, Infections and Inflammations, Abnormal Nipple Conditions, Other Breast Conditions

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