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Assignmnet on Palliative Symptoms in Breast Cancer

   

Added on  2020-05-04

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Running Head: PALLIATIVE SYMPTOMSPalliative symptomsName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1PALLIATIVE SYMPTOMSDiscussion on primary diseaseThe primary disease is the breast cancerThe types of breast cancer (Bomeisl et al., 2015) are-Ductal carcinoma In situInvasive Ductal carcinomaInvasive breast cancerLobular carcinoma InsituMedullary Carcinoma, Invasive Tubular Carcinoma, and Invasive Mucinous CarcinomaThe signs and symptoms of breast cancer (Harmer, 2016) are-feeling of lump in breast, armpit, upper chest, unusual thickening of breast,unusual pain in breast or nippleEnlargement of one breast Enlarged lymph node in armpitchange in skin texture- scaling, redness or thickening of breast skin or nipple,puckering or dimpling of the breast skinChange in appearance of nipple- Nipple retraction, rash or crusting of nippleNipple discharge other than breast milkThe diagnostic methods of breast cancer (Vriens et al., 2017) are-

2PALLIATIVE SYMPTOMSBreast exam- physician examines the breast for signs and symptoms of breastcancer Mamogram- X-ray of breast from multiple vantage points and is a screeningprocess for diagnosing breast cancer. This method distinguished between thebenign and malignant mass.Ultrasound- scanning of breast tissue using sound waves that do not affect thetissue but generate images of even deep structures in the area of investigation. Itgives an image of breast tissue MRI- scanning of breast tissues by transmitting magnetic energy and radio wave.It is a non-invasive technique to examine the breast tissue Biopsy- removal of fluid or tissue from suspicious area for microscopicexamination to detect for cancerMetastatic sites of breast cancer (Peart, 2017) are- Lymph nodes under the arm or rib cage or collar bone, Muscle fatty tissue andskin around the area of tumor, Bones, Bone marrow, Liver, Lungs through bloodstream and BrainSymptom assessmentThe two problem symptoms of breast cancer are-1.Unusual pain in breast with lump- Persistent pain in one of the breast is aconcern. Breast tumors cause pain but in most cases are not reported as harmful.Presence of a tumor can cause a pain as it is pushed into healthy tissues. It is theproblem encountered during the inflammatory breast cancer. In rare form of

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