Pool K N, Judkins A F
Midwest Breast Care Center, St. Louis, MO 63141.
Cancer Nurs. 1990 Dec;13(6):329-34.
Breast cancer need not continue to be the devastating, deadly disease it has been in the past. With early detection, there is a higher rate of cure. There are three components to good breast health. These include (a) annual physical exam by a physician, (b) mammography according to the prescribed guidelines, and (c) monthly breast self-examination (BSE). When a woman does all three of these things, she's doing everything she can to insure early detection of breast cancer. This article discusses location, description, and characteristics of tumors. It also includes a teaching protocol developed for Midwest Breast Care Center in St. Louis, Missouri by the writer that includes risk factors, signs, and symptoms of breast cancer. It also includes new, comprehensive examination techniques set forth by the University of Texas System Cancer Center M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The protocol is set up in a step-by-step format for easier teaching and learning. New, more thorough examination techniques have also been established at M. D. Anderson for the woman who has had a mastectomy and needs to examine the surgical site each month as well as her remaining breast. The article encourages women to take responsibility for their breast health and wellness.
乳腺癌不必再像过去那样成为一种毁灭性的致命疾病。通过早期检测，治愈率会更高。良好的乳房健康有三个要素。这些要素包括：（a）每年由医生进行一次身体检查；（b）按照规定的指导方针进行乳房X光检查；以及（c）每月进行乳房自我检查（BSE）。当一名女性做到这三件事时，她就尽了一切努力确保早期发现乳腺癌。本文讨论了肿瘤的位置、描述和特征。它还包括作者为密苏里州圣路易斯市的中西部乳房护理中心制定的教学方案，其中包括乳腺癌的风险因素、体征和症状。它还包括德克萨斯大学系统癌症中心MD安德森癌症中心提出的新的综合检查技术。该方案采用循序渐进的形式，便于教学和学习。MD安德森癌症中心还为接受了乳房切除术且每月需要检查手术部位以及剩余乳房的女性建立了更新、更全面的检查技术。本文鼓励女性对自己的乳房健康负责。
