Breast Cancer Anatomy

Nipple discharge that starts suddenly. One in every eight women in the united states develops breast cancer.

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Lobules are arranged in clusters like bunches of grapes.

Breast cancer anatomy. A sore or rash on the nipple. Changes in breast size and shape. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the us.

Lobes lobules and milk ducts a healthy female breast is made up of 1220 sections called lobes. The production of milk for lactation breast feeding. Pain in a specific area that does not go away.

The risk is even higher for women. Anatomy physiology of the breast the breast is an organ whose structure reflects its special function. Prominent veins on the surface of the breast.

Learn more about our commitment to providing complete accurate and private breast cancer information. Some other common signs of breast cancer include. The epithelial component of the tissue consists of lobules where milk is made which connect to ducts that lead out to the nipple.

Ducts are thin tubes that carry milk to the nipple. Lumps inside the breast or underarm area. These breast structures are generally where the cancer begins to form.

Embedded in the breasts fatty and fibrous tissue are 15 to 20 glands called lobes each of which has many smaller lobules or sacs that produce milk.

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