Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States (other than skin cancer). And while it takes over 40,000 lives in
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Breast Self-Exam
Why do I need to examine my breasts? The short answer is that you may not have to. After decades of encouraging women to do
Breast Cancer Treatment Overview
Responsible breast cancer specialists advise their new patients to weigh their options carefully before rushing into treatment. If you have breast cancer, you’re likely to
Mammograms: What You Need to Know
Can a mammogram save my life? Mammograms — X-ray pictures of the breasts — are a valuable but imperfect tool for detecting breast cancer. The
Depression and Cancer
How does depression affect cancer patients? For cancer patients, depression means much more than just a dark mood. The illness, which strikes about up to
Hey, Cancer, Take a Hike!
“Take a walk. Earn big money, up to 1.7 cents per step!” If I saw an ad making that claim, I certainly would find it
Drug Therapy for Breast Cancer
How are drugs used to fight breast cancer? Doctors use certain medications to help prevent breast cancer or, in combination with other therapies, to fight
Flaxseed
You may think of flax as a source of fine linens, but the plant’s greatest value may well lie in its small, dark seeds. As
Breast Cancer Genetic Test
You may have heard that some genes put women at extra risk for breast cancer. If your mother, grandmother, aunt, or sister has had the
Breast Reconstruction
You’ve made it through many of the hard choices in your breast cancer treatment only to confront another major one: whether — and when —
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
What is radiation therapy? Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is the use of high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. If you have external
What Do I Do Now?
When you or someone you care about has or is facing the possibility of breast cancer, it is natural to feel many bewildering and frightening
Breast Cancer Myths
What’s the disease that women fear the most? The answer is most likely to be breast cancer. And if you ask them the disease they’re
One in Four
Just by coincidence, I usually see my breast surgeon in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness month, but I saw her early this year because she’s
Did I Create This?
In the Jewish Scriptures, it is written that every 49th year there is to be a Jubilee Year. In the Jubilee Year, all debts are
Male Breast Cancer
Anne Hofstadter is a breast cancer survivor. Her sister and mother have also had breast cancer. So Anne worries that her daughter may eventually be
Walking In
Judy* needed my medical clearance to keep walking. It was a beautiful fall morning in southern California, and more than 2,500 walkers were setting off
Surgical Procedures Used in Treating Breast Cancer
It used to be thought that the more the surgeon cut from a woman’s breast, the more likely she was to survive breast cancer. By
Benign Breast Lumps
If you find a lump in your breast, don’t delay — see your doctor as soon as possible. Anything you notice that’s different from your
Breast Cancer Types
How does breast cancer occur? Breast cells become cancerous when they mutate and start to multiply at an abnormally fast pace, crowding out healthy tissue.