Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
In 1940, the lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer was 5%, or one in 20. If a family member had ovarian cancer under age 50, your risk ...
Leer másIn 1940, the lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer was 5%, or one in 20. If a family member had ovarian cancer under age 50, your risk ...
Leer másYou might get it before surgery to shrink the tumor, after surgery to kill remaining cancer cells, as treatment for cancer that has spread, or comb...
Leer másIf your breast cancer spreads to other parts of your body, doctors will call it “metastatic.” ('Metastasize' means to spread.) It tends to go to th...
Leer másWomen who inherit the mutated BRCA1 gene have a 55% to 65% risk of breast cancer by age 70. People who have a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have a hi...
Leer másYou notice that something is different with your breast, and you find a lump. You could get lumps in both breasts that increase in size and tendern...
Leer másIf you’ve had a mastectomy because of breast cancer, you may choose to have reconstructive plastic surgery. Restoring a breast isn’t considered a c...
Leer másBreast cancer treatments are getting better all the time, and people have many more options today than ever. This refers to practices that aren’t p...
Leer másA mammogram is an X- ray of the breast. Screening mammograms are those that are looking at your breasts when you don’t have a specific lump or othe...
Leer másIt doesn’t happen often, but sometimes mothers-to-be have breast cancer. Ending a pregnancy won’t improve a woman's chances of beating breast cance...
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