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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...
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News Roundup: Gel Cuts Mammogram Pain, Wii Therapy for Burn Patients, and More
WEDNESDAY, July 23 (Health.com)Breast Self-Exam Controversy: Despite What You Have Heard, It’s Still a Good Idea
If you think that breast self-exams are a waste of time, I’m not surprised. A recent study created a deluge of publicity after it found that women taught to do breast self-exams didn’t cut their chances of dying of breast cancer. In fact, the study concluded that self-exams might even be a burden on the [...]Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News)No Evidence Breast Self-Exams Cut Cancer Deaths
WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News)Gene Activity May Explain Deadlier Breast Cancers Among Younger Women
WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News)
All Breast Cancer Articles
Risks and Symptoms
- 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
- A Clean-Living Young Athlete With Breast Cancer Asks, "Why Me?"
- What to Do if Someone in Your Family Has Had Breast Cancer
- 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
- How to Watch for Breast Cancer Symptoms
- 4 Great Tools for Understanding Your Breast Cancer Risks and Symptoms
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
Understanding Your Diagnosis
Choosing Treatment
- 6 Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Breast Cancer Treatment
- Finding Good Breast Cancer Doctors
- What to Look for in a Medical Specialist
- 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
- Dr. Deborah L. Toppmeyer's Low-Stress Guide to Choosing Breast Cancer Treatment
What You May Be Feeling
- Riding Breast Cancer's Emotional Roller-Coaster
- 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
- 4 Tips for Breast Cancer Caregivers
- Cooking and Caregiving With Rich and Kerry: A Breast Cancer Love Story
- How to Tell the People in Your Life That You Have 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
- Where to Go for Breast Cancer Support and Ideas for Getting Through It
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
- What Is Radiation Therapy?
- Breast Cancer Radiation: The Routine
- Advice on Breast Cancer Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy, Reconstruction
Drugs and Side Effects
Your Body Image
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Life After Breast Cancer
