{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "breast-adenocarcinoma",
  "name": "Breast adenocarcinoma",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "Breast Cancer - StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482286/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class GD27.00 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · Menon G, Alkabban FM, Ferguson T. Breast Cancer. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan-. Last Update: February 25, 2024.",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 315,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Adenocarcinoma is the glandular histological type that accounts for the great majority of breast cancers, so clinically this overlaps heavily with the general 'breast cancer' entry above (GD27) and the GP's role is identical: recognise, refer urgently, advise on screening.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer, with advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "Adenocarcinoma is the glandular histological type that accounts for the great majority of breast cancers, so clinically this overlaps heavily with the general 'breast cancer' entry above (GD27) and the GP's role is identical: recognise, refer urgently, advise on screening.",
      "cautions": [
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - A new breast lump, especially one that is hard, fixed or irregular; nipple retraction or discharge, particularly bloody; skin dimpling or orange-peel change; or enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit: refer urgently."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "breast-adenocarcinoma"
    }
  ]
}