Results for 'breast cancer'

1. Breast Cancer

   Topic - Advanced Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Care...

2. Breast Cancer

   Topic - Breast cancer, one of the most common types of cancer...

3. What Is Breast Cancer?

   Article - Breast cancer, a malignant tumor or tumors, is curable if caught early. Learn about breast cancer tests, diagnoses, stages, and survival rates.

4. Treatments for Breast Cancer

   Topic - A diagnosis of breast cancer can be frightening, but...

5. Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

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6. Breast Cancer Treatment: A Beginner's Guide

   Article - The basics of breast cancer treatment aren't so basic. Surgery, chemo, and radiation are just some of the basics in breast cancer treatment.

7. Breast Cancer Risks

   Article - Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among older women. Here's how to assess risk factors for breast cancer.

8. 6 Things Not to Say to Someone With Breast Cancer

   Article - What do you say to someone with breast cancer? Don't say 'everything is going to be all right.' Learn about the 6 things not to say to someone with breast cancer.

9. Understanding the Prognosis for Breast Cancer

   Article - Understanding the prognosis for breast cancer takes some effort. To understand the prognosis, you'll learn about staging, grading, and various tests.

10. Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

    Topic - Breast cancer treatment usually comprises some combination...

11. Can breast cancer start in another part of the body?

    Question - Learn whether breast cancer can originate in another part of the body, and how it may spread if it progresses.
    1 Expert Answer

12. Breast Cancer Surgery: When Mastectomy Is Best

    Article - Mastectomy is best for a breast cancer patient if she has a large tumor or tumors in over 1/4 of her breast. You can help her recover from mastectomy.

13. Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Beginner's Guide

    Article - Make sense of the confusing world of radiation therapy for breast cancer.

14. Breast Cancer Symptoms

    Article - What are the risk factors for breast cancer? Risk factors for breast cancer include family history, overweight, drinking alcohol, and using HRT.

15. What's the best way to ask for a second opinion for breast cancer?

    Question - What's the best way to ask for a second opinion for breast cancer for my 72-year-old mother? Her oncologist is supposed to be very good. But he's somewhat prickly, and gets defensive when I ask about other possible treatment options.
    1 Expert Answer, 3 Community Answers

16. What is the typical breast cancer life expectancy?

    Question - Find out the typical life expectancy of someone with diagnosed breast cancer that does not want any kind of cancer treatment.
    1 Expert Answer, 3 Community Answers

17. Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Article - How to find and enroll in a clinical trial for breast cancer treatment.

18. Breast Cancer: Hormone Therapy

    Article - Breast cancer patients benefit from hormone therapy because it blocks the effects of hormones on tumor cell growth.

19. What could breast lumps be?

    Question - I have a very good friend show me her breast the other day and she has lumps that were low, under her breast and as hard as rocks. They move on her and are flat and round, as big as a quarter and a dime. Last week they were up on her breast, close to her chest and now they moved down. She's got an appointment to get an exam next week...
    1 Expert Answer, 1 Community Answer

20. Can breast cancer spread to the spine also spread to the brain?

    1 Expert Answer, 1 Community Answer