Breast Cancer: Prevention
Tamoxifen is approved for breast cancer prevention in women aged 35 and older who are at high risk. Discuss this with your doctor. Women at ...
Breast Cancer: Prognosis
New, improved treatments are helping persons with breast cancer live longer than ever before. However, even with treatment, breast cancer ca...
Breast Cancer: Treatments
Treatment is based on many factors, including: Type and stage of the cancer Whether the cancer is sensitive to certain hormones Whether the ...
Breast Cancer: Self Exams and Testing
Breast cancer symptoms vary widely — from lumps to swelling to skin changes — and many breast cancers have no obvious symptoms at all. Sympt...
Breast Cancer: Symptoms
Initially, breast cancer may not cause any symptoms. A lump may be too small for you to feel or to cause any unusual changes you can notice ...
Breast Cancer: Causes, Incidence, and Risk Factors
On average, an individual woman has a 1 in 8 chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer over an 80-year lifespan. Even though studies have...
Breast Cancer: What is it?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month! Over the next few weeks posts will be breast cancer related in efforts to raise awareness and enco...
