Breast Cancer Information, News and Treatment Options


Pink ribbon for breast cancer awarenessBreast Cancer; What is it?

Breast Cancer is a disease, and it is formed by cancer cells that are malignant which have formed in the tissues of the breast, and is considered to be a, 'heterogenerous,' disease; it differs depending on the individual, as well as by the age of the person. It also differs by the kinds of cells within the tumors themselves

No woman wants to hear this diagnosis from their doctor, but should you find yourself facing a diagnosis of Breast Cancer, understand that it doesn't always mean the end. A diagnosis of Breast Cancer can be the beginning of learning how to obtain facts, knowledge, hope, and learning how to fight this disease.

In the United States, Breast Cancer is the form of cancer that women get most except for skin cancer. Breast Cancer is second only to lung cancer as a cause of death from cancer for women in America.

Estimates suggests that every year almost two-hundred thousand women will find themselves facing a diagnosis of Breast Cancer; more than forty-thousand of these women will die. Educational efforts have raised some level of awareness among men, and more needs to be done. Men do get Breast Cancer as well, and about one-thousand seven hundred men will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer each year; of them, four-hundred and fifty will die from it. Evaluation of men with Breast Cancer is very similar to the evaluation methods used for women, and this includes mammography imaging techniques.

There are some noted factors that raise the risk of getting Breast Cancer. These risks include:

Your Age: Statistic show that half of all women diagnosed with Breast cancer are over the age of sixty-five.

Your Weight: Obesity, or being overweight, increases your risk of getting Breast Cancer.

Your Diet and Lifestyle: A Diet that is high in saturated fats, more than two alcoholic drinks per day, and lacking in physical activity increases your risk for getting Breast Cancer.

Your Reproductive and Menstrual History: If you began menstruation early, or menopause late; had your first child at an older age, or have never had a child, or have taken birth control for more than ten years if you are under the age of thirty-five - you are at an increased risk for Breast Cancer.

Your Personal and Family History: If there is a history of Breast Cancer in your family, in your Mother or Sister in particular, or if you have a personal history of Breast Cancer in a benign form, you are at increased risk for Breast Cancer.

There are also other factors that may increase your risk for Breast Cancer. If you have dense breast tissue, which may be identified through a mammogram, or have had past radiation therapy - these are risk factors for Breast Cancer. A history of hormone treatments like progesterone or estrogen, or gene changes including BRCA1 and BRCA2 or others; are risk factors as well.

Breast Cancer - Examination Diagnosis Treatments

Articles

Pub. DateTopicAuthor
2011-06-03Breast Thermography Not a Substitute for Mammography Says FDAU.S. Food and Drug Administration
2011-05-24Link Between Obesity Gene and Breast CancerNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
2011-02-23Mammogram Screenings Catch Second Breast Cancers EarlyGroup Health Research Institute
2011-02-23Breast Cancer Screening for Women With Physical DisabilitiesUnited Spinal Association
2011-02-15Oestrogen Reduces Aggression in Breast CancerBreast Cancer News
2011-02-13Allsup Encourages Women with Disabilities to Get MammogramsALLSUP
2011-02-01Breast Biopsies and Microbubble UltrasoundAmerican College of Radiology / American Roentgen Ray Society
2011-01-06High Dietary Fat, Cholesterol Linked to Increased Risk of Breast CancerThomas Jefferson University
2010-12-09Most Women Do Not Get Recommended MammogramsAmerican Association for Cancer Research
2010-11-24Discovery Halts Breast Cancer Stem CellsTufts University, Health Sciences
2010-11-16Radiation Fears Should not Deter Women from Mammography ScreeningRadiological Society of North America
2010-11-10New Risk Factor for Developing Breast CancerUniversity of Melbourne
2010-10-27Tips for Breast Cancer SurvivorsFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2010-10-27Tips for Breast Cancer Patients During TreatmentFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2010-10-27Portable Breast Scanner Provides Fast Cancer DetectionUniversity of Manchester
2010-10-12Women with Family History Can Control Breast Cancer RiskBioMed Central
2010-10-09Tips for Breast Cancer Screening and Early DetectionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2010-10-01Tips for Breast Cancer PreventionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2010-10-01Mammography Screening Threshold at 50 Proven UnfoundedAmerican College of Radiology / American Roentgen Ray Society
2010-09-27Breast Cancer Patient Partners at Risk of Developing Mood DisordersWiley-Blackwell
2010-09-23Physical Limitations of Breast Cancer SurvivorsJournal of the National Cancer Institute
2010-09-21Watercress Can Help Prevent Breast CancerB & W Quality Growers, Inc.
2010-09-20Better Marker for Breast Cancer May Reduce Need for Second SurgeriesUniversity of California - San Diego
2010-09-15Inadequate Support for Women with Secondary Breast CancerWiley-Blackwell
2010-09-14Garbage Bins Go Pink to Help Curb Breast CancerCascade Engineering
2010-09-04Preventive Mastectomies Pay Off for Some WomenUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2010-05-04Key Mechanism Identified in Metastatic Breast CancerUniversity of Kentucky
2010-04-07Martina Navratilova Reveals Breast Cancer DiagnosisAARP
2010-03-16Freezing Out Breast CancerSociety of Interventional Radiology
2010-03-08Genomic Test Result DiscussionsAmerican Cancer Society
2010-03-03Osteoporosis Drugs Associated with Decreased Risk of Breast CancerFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2010-02-23Accessibility for Women with Disabilities at Mammogram Facilities in the DC Metro AreaAmerican Association on Health and Disability
2010-02-17Standard of Care for Breast Cancer Survivors with LymphedemaUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
2010-01-11Breast Cancer Test Helps Patients Avoid ChemotherapyLoyola University Health System
2009-12-13Breast Cancer Survival Improves if Herceptin Used with ChemotherapyMayo Clinic
2009-10-19Breast Cancer Treatments ImproveBaylor College of Medicine
2009-09-28More Women Removing Healthy Breast After Cancer DiagnosisAmerican Cancer Society
2009-09-18Medications for Breast Cancer Risk can Cause Serious Side EffectsOregon Health and Science University
2009-09-18Chemobrain - The Flip Side of Surviving Breast CancerSpringer
2009-09-16Treating Bone Loss in Breast Cancer SurvivorsLoyola University Health System
2009-08-06Removing Breasts and Ovaries to Reduce Cancer RiskAmerican Association for Cancer Research
2009-06-30Metabolic Factors in Risk of Breast CancerAmerican Association for Cancer Research
2009-06-22Teenage Girls and Breast LumpsAmerican Journal of Roentgenology
2009-04-20High PEA-15 Levels Shrink Breast Cancer TumorsUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2009-04-20Pregnancy Hormone Protects Against Breast CancerFox Chase Cancer Center
2009-04-09Women with Early Breast Cancer Choosing Double MastectomiesUniversity of Minnesota
2009-03-27New Test May Predict Breast Cancer MetastasisNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
2009-03-23Super Micro-surgery Hope for Breast Cancer Patients with LymphedemaUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2009-02-24Waiting for Breast Cancer Biopsy Results can Affect HealthRadiological Society of North America
2009-01-14Researchers Identify Protein Trigger of Breast CancerUniversity of Montreal
2009-01-09High Insulin Levels Raise Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal WomenAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
2009-01-09Breast Cancer RemissionKirsten Whittaker
2009-01-09Inflammatory Breast CancerThomas C. Weiss

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