Breast Cancer

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

All women are at risk for developing breast cancer. However, there are certain factors that may increase a woman�s chance of getting the disease. These include: Age The number one risk factor for developing breast cancer is age. Risk increases as a woman ages. Three out of four...

Coming to Terms with Breast Cancer

Coming to terms with your breast cancer is a very difficult process. There are steps you can take to make sure your experience is as comfortable as possible: � Ask a spouse, lover, family member or friend to sit with you during treatments � Inform your doctor of any physical or emotional cha...

What can I do to reduce my risk of Breast Cancer?

The unfortunate thing about breast cancer is that some women with many risk factors never become infected, yet others with seemingly no risk do become infected. Some risk factors, like a person\'s gender, race or age, cannot be changed. But some lifestyle changes can be made to help reduce the risk ...

What Is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is a type of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that can develop in one of several different areas of the breast, including the ducts that carry milk to the nipple, the breast\'s lobules (small sacs that produce milk) and the breast\'s nonglandular tissue.

Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer

Although widespread use of screening mammography has increased the number of breast cancers found before they cause any symptoms, some breast cancers are not found by mammography, either because the test was not done or because even under ideal conditions mammography cannot find every breast cancer....

Treatment for Breast Cancer

The mainstay of breast cancer treatment is surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Depending on the staging and type of the tumour, just a lumpectomy (removal of the lump only) may be all that is necessary or removal of larger amounts of breast tissue may be necessary. Surgical r...