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A Ochsner

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PubMed1976

Appraising current therapy for breast cancer; 1. surgery.

Breast cancer is an extremely unpredictable type of lesion, due in part to its hormone dependence. Although minimal resection may suffice for those patients with great host resistance, radical or modified radical mastectomy is the treatment of choice unless distant metastases are evident.

Breast Neoplasms↗
PubMed1976

Aging.

Aging, a wearing-out process which affects everything inanimate and animate, is accelerated by abuse of decelerated by care. The psychologic reaction of aging persons vary considerably. The concept of growing older is much more satisfactory and pleasant than the concept of being old, since the former is applicable to everyone regardless of age whereas the latter carries a finite significance as deterioration progresses. Chronologic age is much less important than biologic age. The desideratum is not longevity but rather a long, useful and meaningful life. Although heredity is of importance in longevity, it is a factor over which at present we have no control. However, we can influence the aging process according to whether we care for or abuse the body. The principal factors in accelerated aging, in order of importance, are: 1) tobacco use (particularly cigarette smoking), 2) lack of exercise, and 3) obesity. Conversely, abstinence from tobacco, exercise within tolerance, and avoidance of obesity not only decelerate aging but result in a better quality of life.

Aged↗
PubMed1975

Diseases of the breast.

As a result of health education programs that have stressed self-examination and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, less than 5 percent of breast lesions seen in clinical practice today are malignant. Nevertheless, breast cancer is the leading cause of deaths due to cancer in women and the second most common breast lesion. Chronic cystic mastitis, the most common breast lesion seen in women, can often be treated conservatively by aspirating the cystic fluid. Close follow-up is necessary so that if carcinoma develops, it can be treated early. Carcinoma is unpredictable but not hopeless. Although controversy exists regarding treatment, radical mastectomy is still the preferred treatment in most cases. Other breast diseases include adenofibroma, a common lesion requiring excisional biopsy for positive diagnosis; nipple discharge, which should be carefully examined cytologically; and relatively rare breast lesions, including intraductal papilloma, adenosis, traumatic fat necrosis, and cystosarcoma phylloides.

Adenofibroma↗