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Understanding Your Diagnosis
What You Need to Know
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
12 Tips From Dr. Amber Guth for Understanding Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Dr. Amber Guth
Breast surgeon, New York University
A: Yes, you can skip it. In fact, chemotherapy is never used when breast cancer is noninvasive (also known as in situ because the cancer is trapped within the milk ducts and can’t spread outside your breasts). Hormones may be recommended for treatment, but it all depends on the specifics of your case. Read More
A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Checklist
Your cancer details may trickle in, so take notes
Breast Cancer Coping Strategy No. 1: Research
What makes you feel better: Knowing or not knowing?
What's Breast Cancer Staging Again? A Common Case of Information Overload
Karen Tommer just wanted to know the basics about her diagnosis
Video: Perspectives on Understanding Your Diagnosis
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My Mother Had It TooBut I got breast cancer 20 years early
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A Diagnosis I Could BearBut I got rid of it as soon as possible
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Breast Cancer Plain TalkPamilla asked for a simpler explanation
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Triple NegativeMeans fewer treatment options
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