"Breast Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.
| Descriptor ID |
D001943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.180 C17.800.090.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Breast Neoplasms- Breast Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Breast
- Breast Tumors
- Breast Tumor
- Tumor, Breast
- Tumors, Breast
- Neoplasms, Breast
Breast Carcinoma- Breast Carcinoma
- Breast Carcinomas
- Carcinoma, Breast
- Carcinomas, Breast
Mammary Neoplasms, Human- Mammary Neoplasms, Human
- Human Mammary Neoplasm
- Human Mammary Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Human Mammary
- Neoplasms, Human Mammary
- Mammary Neoplasm, Human
Breast Cancer- Breast Cancer
- Cancer, Breast
- Mammary Cancer
- Cancer, Mammary
- Cancers, Mammary
- Mammary Cancers
- Malignant Neoplasm of Breast
- Breast Malignant Neoplasm
- Breast Malignant Neoplasms
- Malignant Tumor of Breast
- Breast Malignant Tumor
- Breast Malignant Tumors
- Cancer of Breast
- Cancer of the Breast
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2005 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2006 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2007 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 2008 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 2009 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| 2010 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2011 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| 2012 | 39 | 2 | 41 |
| 2013 | 34 | 2 | 36 |
| 2014 | 37 | 2 | 39 |
| 2015 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 2016 | 42 | 3 | 45 |
| 2017 | 35 | 2 | 37 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Pretransplant screening and lower incidence of breast and prostate cancers among organ transplant recipients in the United States. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Sep 01; 9(5).
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Geospatial disparities, health system factors, and breast cancer care quality. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Sep 01; 9(5).
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Integrating breast cancer polygenic risk scores at scale in the WISDOM Study: a national randomized personalized screening trial. Genome Med. 2025 Aug 28; 17(1):97.
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Beyond the 5-year mark: adherence to and continuation of extended adjuvant endocrine therapy in non-metastatic breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Nov; 214(2):239-246.
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Validation of automated computed tomography segmentation software to assess body composition among cancer patients. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Oct; 69:686-695.
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Whole exome sequencing identifies FANCM as a susceptibility gene for estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer in Hispanic/Latina women. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 21; 16(1):7816.
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Overall and central adiposity and risk of contralateral breast cancer: The California Breast Cancer Survivorship Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2026 Jan 01; 158(1):69-83.
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Patient Navigation Services for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow-Up: A Meta-Analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Aug 01; 185(8):976-985.
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Limitations in the Application of Clinicopathologic Factors Alone in Predicting Radiation Benefit for Women With Low-Risk Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Breast Conserving Surgery: The Impact of a 7-Gene Biosignature Based on 10-Year Ipsilateral Breast Recurrence Rates. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Nov 15; 123(4):1090-1101.
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Recommendations From the Women's Preventive Services Initiative on Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk and Patient Navigation Services for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jul 17; 146(3):315-322.