Rinnavähk
http://www.rinnavahk.ee/diagnoosimine/?itemId=671816,
(2. märts 2011)
VLB = Valvur-lümfisõlme biopsia. http://www.rinnavahk.ee/diagnoosimine/516134?
itemId=671854&nav=yes, (2.märts 2011)
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BREAST CANCER
SUMMARY
My yearpaper is about breast cancer. It is the most frecuent tumor among women. In Estonia,
there are about 600 new people diagnosed with breast cancer registered every year. Nearly one
third of them are in an advanced stage of cancer. As in most countries, getting cancer is
becoming more and more frequent. According to the Estonian Cancer Register, the frequency has
increased about 30% during the last decades.
The choice of my yearpaper subject was based on that information. It was shocking to learn that