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BREAST CANCER
The Many Types of Breast Cancer
Types of breast cancer depend on factors like where the tumor starts. Symptoms and treatment options can differ, based on the type of cancer.
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BREAST CANCER
Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Finding breast cancer involves more than a mammogram. Other tests provide important information, but a biopsy is needed to confirm a breast cancer diagnosis.
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BREAST CANCER
Anxiety Can Kill if You Avoid Breast Cancer Screenings
Fear of mammograms keeps some women from cancer checks.
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BREAST CANCER
Breast Cancer Causes
Several factors combined may trigger normal breast cells to become cancerous. Understanding potential breast cancer causes is key for prevention and a cure.
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BREAST CANCER
When Can You Stop Having Mammograms?
Mammograms are extremely important for detecting breast cancer early, but you can typically stop them once you’re 75. But if you have dense breasts, you might continue having them even past that age.
Can Men Get Breast Cancer?
Can men get breast cancer? Yes – and breast cancer in men can be deadly. That’s why men and their partners should know the signs of cancer.
Reconstructing Nipples after Breast Cancer Surgery
If you lose a nipple after breast cancer surgery, a plastic surgeon can reconstruct a nipple. You have alternatives to reconstruction, too.
Tai Chi Relieves Breast Cancer Survivors’ Insomnia
Tai chi relieves insomnia in breast cancer survivors — lowering the risk for fatigue and depression, and could reduce the risk of recurrence
Treatment for Breast Cancer Has Manageable Side Effects
Doctors receive guidance about side effects of a new treatment for breast cancer, a group of oral drugs that show promise for other cancers.
What Is a Mammogram?
Mammograms can save lives by spotting breast cancer at an early stage when it is most easily cured. Mammograms can also help cancer treatment.
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Intensity modulated radiation therapy treats breast cancer with precise radiation doses and keeps exposure to normal tissues at a minimum.
What Breast Cancer Patients Should Know About Pain Relief
What breast cancer feels like and how patients find relief for pain from breast cancer treatment, including post-mastectomy pain syndrome.
Late-Stage Breast Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Women
The decline in deaths from breast cancer among younger women has stalled. Consider having earlier mammograms if you are at risk.
Personalized Medicine for Breast Cancer
How your genes can help your doctor fine-tune your diagnosis — and treatment.
Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Often Suffer in Silence
Women often don’t know what to expect from treatment for early stage breast cancer, and too many are not discussing side effects with their doctors.
Cancer in One Breast Doesn’t Mean Both Breasts Need Removed
Breast cancer is often treated with a mastectomy — removal of the breast. But cancer in one breast doesn’t mean you need to lose the other.
Genetic Screening for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A family or personal history of reproductive cancer can indicate it’s important — and potentially life-saving — to be proactive about genetic testing.
What Is a Lumpectomy and What to Expect
What is a lumpectomy? This surgery is often used in early-stage breast cancer to remove a tumor and lymph nodes. Here’s what you should know.
Hope for BRCA1 Genetic Breast Cancer Patients
Women with a BRCA1 genetic mutation are at high risk for an aggressive form of breast cancer. But immunotherapies may beat BRCA1 cancer.