"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 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C04.588.180 C17.800.090.500 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Breast NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmNeoplasm, BreastNeoplasms, BreastTumors, BreastBreast TumorsBreast TumorTumor, Breast
 Mammary Carcinoma, HumanMammary Carcinoma, HumanCarcinoma, Human MammaryCarcinomas, Human MammaryHuman Mammary CarcinomasMammary Carcinomas, HumanHuman Mammary Carcinoma
 Mammary Neoplasms, HumanMammary Neoplasms, HumanHuman Mammary NeoplasmHuman Mammary NeoplasmsNeoplasm, Human MammaryNeoplasms, Human MammaryMammary Neoplasm, Human
 Breast CancerBreast CancerCancer, BreastCancer of the BreastCancer of Breast
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2002 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 
| 2003 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 
| 2004 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 
| 2005 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 
| 2006 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 
| 2007 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 
| 2008 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 
| 2009 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 
| 2010 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 
| 2011 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 
| 2012 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 
| 2013 | 40 | 3 | 43 | 
| 2014 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 
| 2015 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 
| 2016 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 
| 2017 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 
| 2018 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 
| 2019 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 
| 2020 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
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