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Few things are as terrifying as thinking you might have breast cancer: Surveys show it's women's number one health worry. However, 80% of biopsies are benign. And thanks to advances in testing and treatment, breast cancer is less deadly than ever, and curing it is not the toxic, disfiguring ordeal it once was. Read more...Share Your Thoughts: Take Our Breast Cancer Poll
Quick Guide
- 5 Simple Ways to Cut Your Breast Cancer Risk
- Breast Cancer Myths
- Do You Have Breast Cancer in Your Family?
- How Does a Mammogram Work?
- Examining Your Own Breasts
- Interpreting Biopsy Results
- A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Checklist
- Breast Cancer Quiz
- The Breast Reconstruction Basics
- Alternative Therapy for Side Effects
- Expert Advice on Chemo, Hormone Therapy, Herceptin
- 3 Ways Breast Cancer Can Screw Up Your Sex Life
- What Is Metastatic Breast Cancer?
- A Mountain Climber Walks Away From Cancer
- Spa and Fitness Finds That Fight Breast Cancer
- Estrogen and Your Breast Cancer Risk
- Breast Cancer Risk and Estrogen Alternatives
Breast Cancer: Real People, Real Stories
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Breast Cancer News & Headlines
All Breast Cancer Articles
Risks and Symptoms
- 25 Breast Cancer Myths and Misunderstandings (Nos. 1-5)
- Good News: My Migraines May Be Good for My Breasts
- How to Cut Your Breast Cancer Risk at Any Age: A Decade-by-Decade Guide
- What Causes Breast Cancer?
- Breast Cancer Risk Factors
- How to Weigh Your Breast Cancer Risk Factors
- 5 Simple Things That Could Cut Your Breast Cancer Risk
- Products That May Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer
- What to Do if Someone in Your Family Has Had Breast Cancer
- What’s Your Breast Cancer IQ?
- Should I Get Tested for the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genes?
- When Prophylactic Mastectomy Is a Good Option: Stories of 2 High-Risk Women
- What African-American Women Need to Know About Breast Cancer
- Can Your State Give You Breast Cancer?
- How to Watch for Breast Cancer Symptoms
- 4 Great Tools for Understanding Your Breast Cancer Risks and Symptoms
- Breast Cancer During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know
- Estrogen and Your Breast Cancer Risk
- Breast Cancer Risk and Estrogen Alternatives
Breast Cancer Tests
- 3 Ways to Spot Breast Cancer
- What You Need to Know About Breast Self-Exams
- How to Do a Breast Self-Exam
- 3 Women Who Found Their Own Breast Cancer
- What's a Clinical Breast Exam?
- What to Expect if You're Having a Mammogram
- What to Expect If You're Having a Breast Ultrasound Test
- What a Breast MRI Feels Like and How It Works
- Having a Breast Biopsy?
- What to Expect If You're Having a Fine-Needle Aspiration Breast Biopsy
- What to Expect if You're Having a Core Needle Breast Biopsy
- What to Expect if You’re Having an Open Breast Biopsy
- What to Expect if You're Having a Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Interpreting Your Breast Biopsy Results
- Breast Cancer Screening Advice from Julia A. Smith, MD
Understanding Your Diagnosis
Choosing Treatment
- My Breast Cancer Diary in Pictures
- 6 Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Breast Cancer Treatment
- Finding Good Breast Cancer Doctors
- Building Your Breast Cancer Treatment Team
- You May Want a Second Opinion on Your Breast Cancer Treatment
- When a Second Opinion Helps: One Woman's Mastectomy Decision
- How to Find a Support Group
- I'm Triple-Negative, So Treating My Breast Cancer Was Tricky
- Fertility Concerns for Young Women on Chemo
- What Is a Clinical Trial?
- How to Find Out if Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Are Right for You
- My Breast Cancer Drug Trial Had Its Ups and Downs
- Should Women With Breast Cancer Be Guinea Pigs?
- Dr. Deborah L. Toppmeyer's Low-Stress Guide to Choosing Breast Cancer Treatment
- 6 Websites for Breast Cancer Patients Weighing Chemo, Complementary, and Alternative Treatments
What You May Be Feeling
- Riding Breast Cancer's Emotional Roller-Coaster
- What Breast Cancer Really Feels Like: Tales of Brain Fog, Body Changes, and Pain
- 3 Women Facing Breast Cancer With Tears and Fears
- Hope Can Help You Cope With Your Breast Cancer
- Why It's So Important to Reach Out for Help When You Have Breast Cancer
- How to Choose a Breast Cancer Support Group That's Right for You
- How to Find an Online Breast Cancer Support Group
- 2 Women Who Came to Love Breast Cancer Support Groups
- A Breast Cancer Notebook: My Story in Paper and Glue
- How to Tell the People in Your Life That You Have Breast Cancer
- 4 Tips for Breast Cancer Caregivers
- Cooking and Caregiving With Rich and Kerry: A Breast Cancer Love Story
- How to Help a Loved One Cope With Breast Cancer
- 4 Tips for Handling Breast Cancer Stress
- Breast Cancer in the Workplace: Your Privacy, Your Appearance, Your Stress
- I Was Discriminated Against at Work for Having Breast Cancer
- A Delayed Screening, a Breast Cancer Diagnosis, and Membership in a New Club
- Breast Cancer’s Dirty Little Secret: Fertility Loss
Surgery and Radiation
- 3 Things to Keep in Mind If You're Considering a Lumpectomy
- 5 Questions to Ask Your Breast Surgeon
- Breast Reconstruction: Now or Later?
- How to Prepare for Breast Cancer Surgery
- How to Get Your Lymph Nodes Checked for Breast Cancer
- Why Lymph Nodes Are a Magnet for Breast Cancer
- 4 Tips for Taking Care of Yourself After Breast Cancer Surgery
- How One Woman With Breast Cancer Is (Still) Handling a Difficult Recovery
- I Stayed in Control of My Breast Cancer Treatment by Rolling With the Punches
- What You Need to Know if You Choose Breast Reconstruction
- 2 Ways to Have Breast Reconstruction Using Your Own Tissue
- Breast Reconstruction: If You Choose Implants
- 3 Women Who Chose Breast Reconstruction With Implants
- Christina Applegate Chose Breast Reconstruction, So How Come Other Women Do Not?
- What Is Radiation Therapy?
- Breast Cancer Radiation: The Routine
- Advice on Breast Cancer Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy, Reconstruction
Drugs and Side Effects
Your Body Image
- Breast Cancer Beauty Guide: Caring for Your Hair and Skin During Treatment
- Breast Reconstruction or Not?
- 7 Women Who Lost Their Hair to Breast Cancer Treatment and What They Did About It
- How to Deal With Thinning Hair During Chemotherapy
- How to Minimize Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
- What to Do If Chemo Takes Your Eyebrows and Lashes
- Taking Care of Your Fuzzy New Hair After Chemo
- How to Find the Right Wig During Breast Cancer Treatment
- 3 Makeup Tips for Women With Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
- How to Deal With Skin Problems During Breast Cancer Treatment
- New Breasts to Go With My Cancer-Free Life
- 3 Ways Breast Cancer Can Screw Up Your Sex Life
- 7 Women Working Through Breast Cancer Sex and Relationship Issues
- 6 Steps for Easing Back Into Sex After Breast Cancer
Metastatic Breast Cancer
- What Are Metastatic and Recurrent Breast Cancer?
- How to Spot the Symptoms of Metastatic and Recurrent Breast Cancer
- Home Treatment and Meeting Your Emotional Needs When You Have Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Tips for Staying Hopeful When You Have Metastatic Breast Cancer
- How to Treat Metastatic and Recurrent Breast Cancer
- Drugs Help Prevent Breast Cancer but Pose Risks Too
Life After Breast Cancer
- 10 Celebrities Who Battled Breast Cancer
- 5 Tips for Living Well if You've Put Breast Cancer Behind You
- 5 Ways to Stay Healthy After Breast Cancer
- Starting Over After Breast Cancer—It May Not Be What You Expected
- 4 Breast Cancer Survivors Who Grappled With Grief
- 3 Ways to Fight the Fear Your Breast Cancer Will Come Back
- A Mountain Climber Finally Walks Away From Breast Cancer
- She Was Terrified, Then Toughened, By Cancer
- Running for Her Life
- The End of Cancer Treatment Doesn't End the Need to Talk
- Stories From Breast Cancer Survivors
- Think Pink: Fitness and Spa Products That Support the Fight Against Breast Cancer
- It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Should You Think Before You Pink?
- Stress-Reduction Therapy May Hike Breast Cancer Survival Rates
- Where the Money Goes: A Breast Cancer Donation Guide
Survivor Stories
