Learn more about Q - R - S - T Breast Cancer Medical Terms.
Quercetin is a plant compound that occurs in alliums - onions, garlic, shallots - as well as in apples. Can it help prevent cancer? Learn more about quercetin here.
A radiologist is a medical doctor who specializes in the reading and interpretation of X-rays and other medical images.
Your rectus abdominus muscles stretch all the way from your pubic area up to your central ribs and sternum. Learn what functions the rectus abdominus muscles serve.
After a remission of cancer, if signs or symptoms of cancer reappear, that is called a "recurrence" or "relapse." A recurrence may be local or distant.
Your oncologist may talk about your relative survival rate. Knowing your relative survival rate, after you are diagnosed with breast cancer, affects your treatment decisions. Learn the definition of relative survival rates here.
After treatment is complete, if no signs of cancer can be found, the disease is declared to be in remission.
Saponins occur in plants and in a few sea creatures. You may notice saponins primarily in cooked dried beans, when the pot liquor foams up. Find out how saponins are used.
A sarcoma is a type of tumor that is found in connective tissue. If cancer is found in the epithelial tissue instead of connective tissue, then it is called carcinoma.
Sentinel node biopsy is a surgical diagnostic procedure done to remove (biopsy) a small sample of lymph nodes to which the cancer may be draining. Learn how this is different from axillary node dissection.
Stem cells are "generic" cells that can divide themselves into exact copies, and divide themselves into specific cell types. Learn more about stem cells.
A sulcus is a fold or fissure. Learn how the term sulcus is used for the breast.
Technetium is a chemical used in nuclear medicine to locate cancer tumors and for other imaging purposes. It is a nuclear medicine tracer agent, and is given through an intravenous (IV) line or by injection.
Technetium is a chemical element used in nuclear medicine to locate cancer tumors and for other imaging purposes. It is used during lymphoscintigraphy (imaging for a sentinel lymph node test) and for a MuGA scan (Multiple Gate Acquisition scan) before Adriamycin can be given to treat breast cancer.
Breast Thermography may be used as a compliment to mammography. Breast Thermography does not replace a mammogram, but it helps image your breast in a different way. Learn more about Breast Thermography here.
