"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Breast Neoplasms" by people in this website by year, and whether "Breast Neoplasms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| 1997 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 1998 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 1999 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2000 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| 2001 | 27 | 6 | 33 |
| 2002 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| 2003 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 2004 | 47 | 10 | 57 |
| 2005 | 44 | 9 | 53 |
| 2006 | 43 | 12 | 55 |
| 2007 | 47 | 11 | 58 |
| 2008 | 69 | 11 | 80 |
| 2009 | 57 | 8 | 65 |
| 2010 | 74 | 6 | 80 |
| 2011 | 57 | 17 | 74 |
| 2012 | 69 | 2 | 71 |
| 2013 | 83 | 10 | 93 |
| 2014 | 70 | 7 | 77 |
| 2015 | 74 | 7 | 81 |
| 2016 | 93 | 12 | 105 |
| 2017 | 80 | 6 | 86 |
| 2018 | 88 | 8 | 96 |
| 2019 | 77 | 5 | 82 |
| 2020 | 74 | 5 | 79 |
| 2021 | 98 | 4 | 102 |
| 2022 | 71 | 2 | 73 |
| 2023 | 72 | 0 | 72 |
| 2024 | 64 | 1 | 65 |
| 2025 | 39 | 3 | 42 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Peripheral blood transcriptional profiling predicts tumor subtype and neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy outcomes in human breast cancer. Sci Transl Med. 2026 Apr 22; 18(846):eaec2358.
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Disparities in Disease Presentation and Treatment Initiation for De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e268908.
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The Pathologic Response Evaluation and Detection in Circulating Tumor-DNA Study: Ultrasensitive Circulating Tumor-DNA Assessment of Breast Cancer Minimal Residual Disease. J Clin Oncol. 2026 May 10; 44(14):1283-1295.
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Automated Cluster-based Quantitative Analysis of Ultrafast DCE MRI for Differential Breast DCIS Grading. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2026 03; 8(2):e250432.
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TBCRC 048 (Olaparib Expanded) Expansion Cohorts: Phase II Study of Olaparib Monotherapy for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer With Germline Mutations in PALB2 or Somatic Mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Mar 10; 44(8):653-661.
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Distant Recurrence Risk and Ribociclib Treatment Effect in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer Using Real-World and NATALEE Data. Clin Cancer Res. 2026 Jan 16; 32(2):428-437.
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K-means clustering-based analysis of quantitative ultrafast DCE-MRI for predicting breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 Jan; 27(1):e70439.
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Pathogenic Variants, Family History, and Cumulative Risk of Breast Cancer in US Women. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Dec 01; 11(12):1458-1469.
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use for Hormone Receptor-Positive, ERBB2-Negative Breast Cancer After RxPONDER Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2549109.
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Factors Associated With Fear of Cancer Recurrence in a Multiethnic Cohort of Patients With Breast Cancer. Psychooncology. 2025 Oct; 34(10):e70307.