Breast Cancer

One in eight women in the US will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. If you or someone you love have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, here is everything you need to know, from how to cope with your diagnosis, to how to understand all your treatment options, to inspiring patient stories.

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9 Things to Know Before Your First Mammogram

Breast Cancer Symptoms Every Person Needs To Know

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9 Women Share Their Early Signs of Breast Cancer

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7 Things That Can Cause a Lump in Your Breast, According to Experts

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20 Things to Know About DCIS, or 'Stage 0' Breast Cancer

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11 Reasons Your Breasts and Nipples Are Itchy

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16 Breast Cancer Gifts for a Newly Diagnosed Loved One

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Could Burning Breast Pain Be a Sign of Breast Cancer?

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Politician Maya Rockeymoore Cummings Reveals Why She Chose to Have a Double Mastectomy Weeks After Her Husband's Death

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Shannen Doherty Shares 'Truthful' Photos From Her Personal Journey With Breast Cancer on Instagram

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Here's What It's Really Like to Have a Double Mastectomy and Reconstruction

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Symptoms of Metastatic Breast Cancer

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What Is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

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8 Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Options to Extend Life and Improve Its Quality

The 9 Best Post-Mastectomy Bras for Breast Cancer Survivors

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22 Ways to Help a Friend With Breast Cancer

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Breast Pain—12 Reasons Your Breasts Hurt

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7 Breast Cancer Charities to Consider When Making Charitable Donations

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13 Types of Cancer That Are Linked to Being Overweight

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This Woman's COVID Vaccine Side Effect Led to a Stage 2 Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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'Bachelorette' Katie Thurston Reveals Chest Scar From Finding a Lump in Her Breast at 20 Years Old

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5 Things to Know About Tamoxifen, the Breast Cancer Drug Jill Goodacre Has Been Taking Since Her Surgery

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'Saggy' Breasts Are A Totally Normal Thing to Have—Here's What to Know

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14 Things Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Want You to Know

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A Breast Cancer Notebook: My Story in Paper and Glue

5 Things You Really Shouldn't Be Doing to Your Breasts

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I Just Had My First Mammogram—Here's What It's Really Like

What You Should Know About Angelina Jolie's Cancer-Preventing Surgery

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10 Things Women With Breast Implants Should Know About Cancer Screening

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Hyperrealistic Nipple Tattoos Are Changing the Game for Breast Cancer Survivors

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Breast Cancer Misdiagnosed as a Cyst—My Healthcare Provider Dismissed It

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Stage 4 Breast Cancer: What You Need To Know About Survival Rates of the Disease

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Christina Applegate Chose Breast Reconstruction, So How Come Other Women Do Not?

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You Found a Lump in Your Breast. Now What?

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This Plastic Surgeon Developed a Reconstructive Technique For Breast Cancer Survivors Who Don’t Want Implants

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4 Breast Cancer Survivors Share How the Disease Changed Their Lives

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Doctors Kept Dismissing My Back Pain—Until I Was Finally Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer

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The One Thing Sheryl Crow Wishes She'd Known Before Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Is It Just Me or Are My Boobs Different Sizes?

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I Gave Birth to My First Baby—and Weeks Later Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

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Sarah Silverman Says Her Male Doctor Used Bare Hands to Apply Gel to Her Breasts During an Ultrasound

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I Had a Double Mastectomy at 32—and Turned My Scars Into Works of Tattoo Art

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71% of Women Are Unsatisfied With Their Breasts—and That Can Be Dangerous for Their Health

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Shannen Doherty Reveals Stage 4 Breast Cancer Diagnosis—Here's What It Means

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This Woman With Metastatic Breast Cancer Did Her Own Research to Find a Clinical Trial to Fight the Disease

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This Woman's Stage 4 Breast Cancer Diagnosis Didn't Stop Her Dream Wedding

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Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Everything You Need to Know

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Prophylactic Mastectomy: How I Weighed My Cancer Risk and Had My Breasts Removed at Age 33

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Meredith Vieira's Grandmother Had Metastatic Breast Cancer—And Now She's Helping Others With the Disease

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Elizabeth Hurley Shares How Her Grandmother's Death Showed Her the Importance of Mammograms

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Beyoncé's Dad Just Revealed His Breast Cancer Diagnosis—Here's What You Need to Know About Male Breast Cancer

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5 Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

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4 Women on What Brought Them Comfort During Breast Cancer Treatment

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What It's Like to Get Breast Cancer Treatment During the Pandemic

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I Participated in Hyatt Regency Maui's Paddle for a Cure—and I've Never Felt So Empowered to Give Back

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How This Tattoo Artist Is Helping Breast Cancer Survivors Heal

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Amy Klobuchar Reveals She Was Diagnosed With Stage 1A Breast Cancer—Here's What That Means

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'America's Got Talent' Contestant Nightbirde, 30, Leaves Show to Fight Stage 4 Breast Cancer

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Rebecca Crews Shares What Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis Taught Her: ‘As Women, We Don’t Take Care of Ourselves’

What the Perfect Breast Looks Like, According to Men and Women

How These Cooling Gadgets Can Help People With Cancer Keep Their Hair

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Rash—One Individual's Experience

4 Exercises to Perk Up Your Boobs