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Malignant: Cancerous.
Mammary Glands: The breasts are glands that make milk and other secretions.
Mammogram: An x-ray image of the breast taken to detect the presence of a breast cancer or breast disease.
Mastectomy:
Surgery in which the entire breast is removed along with some or all lymph nodes.
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Radical mastectomy: Removal
of breast, muscle of chest wall, and tissue under the arm.
Mastistis: Minor
ailment that produces lumps.
Menopause: A state where a woman no longer
experiences menstrual periods. This state usually occurs when women reach
their early fifties.
Metastasize: The process in which cancer can spread from one section of the body to another through the lymphatic system or the bloodstream.
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