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Introduction
Breast cancers are potentially life-threatening malignancies that develop in one or both breasts. The structure of the female breast is important in understanding this cancer:
- The interior of the female breast consists mostly of fatty and fibrous connective tissues.
- It is divided into about 20 sections called lobes.
- Each lobe is further subdivided into a collection of lobules, structures that contain small milk-producing glands.
- These glands secrete milk into a complex system of tiny...
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