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• What About My Prognosis?

  A prognosis is the expected or probable outcome of a disease. It is a doctor’s best estimate of the chance that a person will live free of breast cancer. In determining prognosis, doctors consider how well other people with a similar type and stage of breast cancer have done when receiving the same treatment. However, because each person is different, your doctor cannot say for certain what will happen to you.

• Breast cancer in the United States Stats

  Statistics involving Breast Cancer in the US for both men and women.

• Healthy Living for Breast Cancer

  Here are five healthy lifestyle choices you can make that may reduce your risk of breast cancer.

• What is a Mamography?

  A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast. It is the best screening tool used today to find breast cancer early. A mammogram can find cancer at an early stage when it is small and easier to treat. Starting at age 40, all women should get a mammogram every year. If you are under age 40 with either a family history of breast cancer or other concerns about your breasts...

• Breast Density

  Breast density refers to the amount of fat and tissue in the breast as seen on a mammogram. A dense breast has more tissue than fat. Younger women usually have dense breasts.

• Breast Cancer Myths

  Over the years, many factors have been studied to see whether they increase the risk of breast cancer. Some of these factors have been proven to be unrelated to breast cancer and do not increase risk. A full list of these factors is too long to list. Some, however, deserve mention because they have had media attention or because they have been studied more than most.

• Breastfeeding and breast cancer risk

  Breastfeeding protects against breast cancer (especially premenopausal breast cancer). Breastfeeding appears to lower the risk of both estrogen receptor-positive and estrogen receptor-negative breast cancers.

• When You Discover A Lump

  First of all, do not panic. Most lumps are not cancerous. They are actually very common, especially in premenopausal women. They usually go away by the end of the menstrual cycle. But do not ignore any change in your breast, either. The best advice is to see your doctor.

• Body weight and postmenopausal breast cancer risk

  Postmenopausal women who are overweight have a 30 to 60 percent higher breast cancer risk than those who are lean.

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