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Breast cancer affects almost everyone. According to the National Cancer Institute, 12.7 percent of girls born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at least once during their lives. With such a high population predicted to experience the disease, it is likely that most people will know someone who has been diagnosed with the... more »
Breast cancer is a major public health concern in the United States, but fortunately, death rates are decreasing each year thanks to improved screening and public information about the disease. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. more »
Chances are, no matter where you live, at least once a year you will hear about Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Breast cancer is given a lot of attention, and for good reason. Here's a brief introduction to why awareness is so important. more »
Chances are a woman you know will be diagnosed with breast cancer. There are 2.5 million women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States alone. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer found in women. Of women born today, one in eight will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime (SEER incidence and NCHS... more »
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005 statistics name breast cancer as the 7th largest cause of death among women. As prevalent as breast cancer is, it is no wonder that there are so many fictions about the disease floating around out there. So, what is breast cancer fiction and what is breast cancer fact? more »
Proper breast cancer knowledge is vital to ensuring your bodily health and wellbeing. The...
The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast...
According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, approximately...
Reasons for breast surgery can vary from cosmetic to medically necessary. Regardless of the...
Breast cancer refers to cancer that originates in the ducts or glands of the breast. Breast cancer in its earliest stages is largely asymptomatic.... more »
Although researchers have yet to determine definite causes of breast cancer, there are significant risk factors that are likely to cause breast... more »
Since it is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, most women are concerned about breast cancer and want to lower their risk.... more »
Breast cancer is a growing concern; it is important to understand the signs and symptoms of breast cancer so it may be diagnosed early. Any... more »
Breast cancer is said to be a silent killer. This statement becomes even clearer when it comes to inflammatory breast cancer. With no detectable... more »
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Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the breast, usually in the inner lining of the milk ducts or lobules. There are different types of breast cancer, with different stages (spread), aggressiveness, and genetic makeup. With best treatment, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%. Treatment includes surgery, drugs (hormone therapy and chemotherapy), and radiation.
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Some breast cancers require the hormones estrogen and progesterone to grow, and have receptors for those hormones. Those cancers are treated with drugs that interfere with those hormones, usually tamoxifen, and with drugs that shut off the production of estrogen in the ovaries or elsewhere; this may damage the ovaries and end fertility. Low-risk, hormone-sensitive breast cancers may be treated with hormone therapy and radiation alone. Breast cancers without hormone receptors, or which have spread to the lymph nodes in the armpits, or which express certain genetic characeristics, are higher-risk, and are treated more aggressively. One standard regimen, popular in the U.S., is cycophosphamide plus doxorubicin (Adriomycin), known as CA; these drugs damage DNA in the cancer, but also in fast-growing normal cells where they cause serious side effects. Sometimes a taxane drug read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast+cancer
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