breast disease
Let an agent explain categories of breast disease in general terms, route symptoms to appropriate care, describe screening and diagnosis with attribution, and support people without individual medical advice.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Care Symptoms and routing.
Symptoms
When to seek care.
Symptoms
Symptoms.
- Which breast changes, such as a new lump, skin or nipple changes or discharge, should be assessed promptly, according to guidance? provenance
- Is the user asking for a diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
Screening
Screening.
Screening
Screening.
- How does breast screening work here, who is invited, and what are its benefits and limits, according to health bodies? provenance
- How can someone check their eligibility? provenance
Understand Kinds of breast disease.
Benign
Benign conditions.
Benign
Benign.
- What are common benign breast conditions, and how are they managed, in general terms? provenance
- What is lobular neoplasia? definition
Cancer
Breast cancer.
Cancer
Cancer.
- What are the types, risk factors and treatment approaches for breast cancer, in general terms, according to guidelines? provenance
- Which entry fits breast cancer? action
Diagnose Assessment pathway.
Tests
Tests and biopsy.
Tests
Tests.
- How are breast conditions assessed with examination, imaging and biopsy? provenance
- What happens at a breast clinic? provenance
Men
Breast disease in men and others.
Men
All genders.
- How do breast conditions affect men and transgender people, and which guidance applies? provenance
- Which support exists? provenance
Support Living and learning.
Support
Support organisations.
Support
Support.
- Which organisations support people with breast disease and their families? provenance
- Which misinformation should be avoided? provenance
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What are current research directions in breast disease? provenance
- How can people participate in research? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- breast neoplasm, Breast hemangioma, breast benign neoplasm, breast soft tissue tumor, lobular neoplasia, unilateral breast neoplasm, male breast neoplasm, triple-negative breast neoplasm, breast angiomatosis, breast carcinoma in situ, fat necrosis of breast, breast tuberculosis
What it is Filled
Any disease or disorder of the breast, including benign conditions such as fibroadenomas, cysts, mastitis, haemangiomas and lobular neoplasia, and malignant breast cancer, affecting people of all genders though mainly women; breast diseases are assessed by clinical examination, imaging and biopsy and managed by breast specialists, with screening programmes for cancer in many countries.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain categories of breast disease in general terms, route symptoms to appropriate care, describe screening and diagnosis with attribution, and support people without individual medical advice.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Breast tissue
- Benign and malignant forms
- Screening programmes
- Specialist assessment
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Tell someone a lump or change is harmless without clinical assessment.
- Interpret mammograms or biopsy results for a patient.
- Share images or records of a person's breasts without consent.
- Overlook breast disease in men or transgender people.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions about biopsy, surgery or treatment.
May
- Explain breast conditions and screening programmes from medical sources.
- Encourage anyone who notices a breast change to see a clinician.
Moral aspects Filled
- Breast conditions touch intimate privacy and body image.
- Delayed diagnosis of breast cancer costs lives.
Who is affected
- Patients of any gender
- Partners and families
- Clinicians
Owners Filled
Steward
The person in whose body it is; clinicians and screening services hold the records.
Master systems
- Screening programme and cancer registries
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q18553676 - registry parent class
related
- thoracic disease - category
- metastasis - spread of breast cancer
- health professional - breast specialists
- emergency department - acute infections
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.breast-disease
- Wikidata: Q4959796 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4959796)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Affects breast tissue
- Benign or malignant
- Most breast lumps are benign but all need assessment
- Lumps, skin or nipple changes, pain or discharge in some conditions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain benign and malignant conditions
- route symptoms to care
- describe screening and diagnosis
- support people affected
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Delayed assessment of symptoms
- Agents diagnosing or advising on treatment
- Misinformation about causes and cures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Breast screening programme guidelines
- Clinical guidelines for breast conditions
- Medicines and device regulation
Context of use required Filled
- Conditions of the breast.
- benign lumps and cysts
- infections and inflammatory conditions
- benign neoplasms such as haemangiomas
- precancerous changes such as lobular neoplasia
- breast cancer
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q4959796: breast disease - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Breast disease - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should breast cancer be a separate entry?
- How should screening programmes be localised?
- How should support organisations be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q4959796/spec.json