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  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    What is breast cancer?

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  • Dr Michael Yunaev

    Breast Surgeon, General Surgeon

    Breast Cancer is an all encompassing term that refers to a group of conditions of the breast, whereby normal healthy breast tissue develops acquired and sometimes inherited genetic anomalies, which lead to an uncontrolled growth in the breast initially and subsequently spreading beyond the breast itself, with detrimental effect on the person in whom this happens.

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