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Get Tested for Breast Cancer: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
A mammogram along with a breast exam by your doctor or nurse can find breast cancer early. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Screening Mammograms: Questions and Answers
Also available in: Spanish
A mammogram can detect a breast lump that cannot be felt. This web page answers your questions about screening mammograms.... Details >
Tamoxifen: Questions and Answers
Also available in: Spanish
Answers to concerns most women have about tamoxifen -- what is it, how does it work and how would it benefit or adversely affect them.... Details >
What You Need To Know About™ Breast Cancer
Also available in: Spanish
This booklet has important information about breast cancer. You will read about possible causes, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. You will also find ideas about how to c... Details >
Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
Also available in: Spanish
Adjuvant therapy is treatment given in addition to the primary therapy to kill any cancer cells that may have spread, even if the spread cannot be detected by radiologic or laboratory tests. Studies h... Details >
Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer
This a brief statement discounting the urban legend of the antiperspirant-breast cancer link.... Details >
Asian Pacific Islander Women’s Health Page 
This multilingual site offers several languages to help Asian Pacific Islander women understand the importance of having mammograms and pap smears at regular intervals. There is information about how ... Details >
Ask NOAH About: Breast Cancer
Also available in: Spanish
A comprehensive listing of breast cancer related resources for the consumer. Information is offered in both Spanish and English. ... Details >
Ask NOAH About: Women's Health
This consumer health information web site links users to information and resources related to many general and specific women's health issues.... Details >
Breast and Cervical Cancer Links
This page provides links to resource organizations on breast and cervical cancer.... Details >
Breast and ovarian cancer risks
Cancer is a complex disease with many contributing causes, including hereditary factors. Women with a breast cancer mutation have an elevated risk for breast and/or ovarian cancer. This page discusses... Details >
Breast Cancer (PDQ®): Screening (Patient)
This page offers expert-reviewed information summary about tests used to detect or screen for breast cancer. ... Details >
Breast Cancer Early Detection
Also available in: Spanish
Women's breasts can develop some degree of lumpiness, but only a small percentage of lumps are malignant. While a history of breast cancer in the family may lead to increased risk, most breast cancer... Details >
Breast Cancer Home Page
Browse this website for breast cancer information including treatment options, quality of life, detection and screening, prevention, risk factors, clinical trials and genetics.... Details >
Breast Cancer in Women Who Survived Childhood Cancer
Among women who have survived childhood cancer, those with certain types of cancer, those who received chest radiation therapy, those with a family history of breast cancer, or those with thyroid dise... Details >
Breast Cancer Information
This Web site from the Department of Health and Human Services offers comprehensive breast cancer information relating to symptoms and screening, diagnosis and treatment, prevention, genetics, and cau... Details >
Breast Cancer Materials: Sources for Asian Language Health Education Materials
This page contains breast cancer sources for asian language health education materials.... Details >
Breast Cancer Prevention Studies
This is a fact sheet about three clinical trials studying methods of preventing breast cancer.... Details >
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Biostatistics Center have developed this Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, a Web tool that all... Details >
Breast Cancer/Breast Health Resources
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center has dedicated this page to the latest information on breast cancer, including fact sheets, toll-free phone numbers, breast health resources and links to o... Details >
Office of Minority Health and the Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Breast Cancer: Basic Information
This page provides basic information of common and uncommon kinds of Breast Cancer; it also includes other information such as fast facts, symptoms, diagnosis and more.... Details >
Breast Cancer: Screening and Testing
There is a whole world of testing that goes along with taking care of your breasts. There are two different stages of testing. In this section, you will learn about these tests and find images of what... Details >
Celebrity Talking Dictionary
The goal of this unique resource is to help anyone concerned about breast cancer hear, understand, and use the key words related to this disease. ... Details >
Chemoprevention: A therapy for women at high risk of breast cancer
If you're at high risk of breast cancer, you may wonder what you can do to lower your risk. Besides adopting a healthy lifestyle, your doctor may recommend taking certain medicines (chemoprevention) t... Details >
Disease Risk Index: Cancer
The Disease Risk Index: Cancer is an interactive tool that offers users a personalized method for estimating and lowering their risk of the 12 of the most common cancers. The web site is maintained ... Details >
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Ductal Lavage Not Reliable as Breast Cancer Screening Technique
Researchers have found that ductal lavage was unable to detect cancer or precancerous changes in the breasts of most women undergoing mastectomy for cancer. ... Details >
Early Breast Cancer: Group Therapy Doesn't Extend Life, Study Finds
Women with early stage breast cancer don't live any longer if they participate in group talk therapy, a new study concludes. ... Details >
Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified
Breast Cancer is a common cancer in North America affecting about I in 9 women in the course of their lifetime. Although curable if detected early, breast cancer is the major cause of cancer deaths in... Details >
Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies
Find a Local Program: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides low-income, uninsured, and underserved women access to timely, high-quality screening and diagnostic services, to detect breast and cervical can... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including s... Details >
Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It’s Your Choice
This fact sheet describes the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, what to do if a person tests positive for one of these alterations, and consequences of genetic testing.... Details >
Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Vietnamese
These brochures are written in Chinese, Vietnamese, and in English to inform AAPI women about the benefits of mammography, NCI screening recommendations for women in their 40s and older, and Medicare ... Details >
Herceptin®
A collection of material about Herceptin®, a drug for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.... Details >
Immediate Breast Reconstruction OK
A new study finds that immediate reconstruction does not delay the start of chemotherapy any more than mastectomy alone. ... Details >
Improving Methods for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
This fact sheet describes digital mammography, ultrasound, MRI, biopsy, and other tests used to detect and diagnose breast cancer.... Details >
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
This fact sheet describes the diagnosis and treatment of an uncommon type of breast cancer in which the breast becomes red, swollen, and warm.... Details >
Information about Breast cancer
Answers to common questions about breast cancer ... Details >
Is Breast Cancer a Threat in the Teen Years?
Though breast cancer can occur in teens, it's extremely rare. ... Details >
Large Portion of Late-Stage Breast Cancers Associated With Absence of Screening
Study results indicated that not having had a screening mammogram for one to three years prior to diagnosis was associated with 52 percent of late-stage breast cancer cases. ... Details >
Lifetime Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women
This fact sheet provides statistics and information about breast cancer risk by age and ethnic background.... Details >
Male Breast Cancer
Breast cancer in men is a rare disease. Less than 1% of all breast cancers occur in men. You can learn the basic information about male breast cancer in this section, including risk factors, symptoms,... Details >
Male Breast Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment
This online fact sheet provides health professionals with a brief overview of the diagnosis and treatment of male breast cancer and discusses guidelines for initial surgical management, adjuvant thera... Details >
Male Breast Cancer Support
A general overview on screening tests and treatment of breast cancer in men.... Details >
Mammograms: Not Just Once, But For A Lifetime
Basic consumer health information concerning the benefits of mammogram screening and which women should get a mammogram.... Details >
Mastectomy
This page provides information about mastectomy, the removal of breast tissue to treat or prevent breast cancer. The page discusses types of mastectomy and breast surgery, describes surgical risks, an... Details >
MRI Finds Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can find breast cancers that mammograms miss in high-risk women.... Details >
National Directory of Breast Centers
National Consortium of Breast Centers, Inc. provides this service to locate a breast center in your area.... Details >
Native Women's Breast and Cervical Wellness 2006
This publication contains many informative articles including: Managing Cancer Treatment with Diabetes, Changing the Course of Cancer, and On the Move: Reaching Urban Indians.... Details >
Paget’s Disease of the Nipple: Questions and Answers
This is a fact sheet about an uncommon type of breast cancer that is sometimes called mammary Paget's disease.... Details >
Pictures of Breast Cancer
This page links to pictures of breast cancer. Images depict breast self-exam, types of breast cancer, treatment, diagnosis, breast anatomy, and breast reconstruction.... Details >
Preventing breast cancer: Lifestyle choices and other factors you can control
Among the easiest things to control are what you eat and drink and how active you are. ... Details >
Preventive Mastectomy: Questions and Answers
An online consumer health information document that discusses preventive mastectomy -- a surgical procedure for the removal of one or both breasts to prevent or reduce the risk of breast cancer.... Details >
Radiation Helps Survival After Mastectomy and Chemotherapy
Young women with breast cancer who get a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy may live longer if they also get radiation therapy as part of their treatment.... Details >
Reducing Breast Cancer Risk
Also available in: Spanish
There are ways you can help lower your risk of breast cancer, such as keeping a healthy weight and physical activity routine. ... Details >
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer
After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. While no one can predict exactly who will develop breast cancer, there are ways to help protect yourself. This pamphlet has spec... Details >
Self-Care Flow Charts: Breast Problems in Women
This flow chart describes breast problems experienced by both men and women -- lumps, pain, discharge or skin problems that signal both minor and more serious problems. The flow chart outlines sympto... Details >
Sister Study: A Study of the Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Also available in: Spanish
The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35 to 74 whose sister had breast cancer. It is a national study conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) ... Details >
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Some Older Women May Not Need Breast Cancer Radiation
Some older women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to safely skip radiation treatments, a new study suggests. ... Details >
Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR): Questions and Answers
Also available in: Spanish
A fact sheet about a clinical trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of two drugs, Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, in the preventon of breast cancer.... Details >
Susan G. Komen Multimedia Library
This multimedia library offers numerous titles on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including information on hormonal therapy, adjuvant therapy, and aromatase inhibitors.... Details >
The Five Steps of a Breast Self Exam
Examining your breasts is an important way to find a breast cancer early, when it's most likely to be cured. ... Details >
The Risk Factors for Male Breast Cancer
It is important to understand the risk factors for male breast cancer—particularly because men are not routinely screened for the disease and don't think about the possibility that they'll get it. As ... Details >
Things To Know About Quality Mammograms
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Khmer/Cambodian Samoan Thai
This booklet can help you learn more about getting the best possible mammogram.... Details >
Treatment of Male Breast Cancer
Most men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer will undergo some form of treatment for the disease. The most favorable course of treatment will depend on a number of factors, including the size a... Details >
Understanding Breast Cancer Treatment: A Guide for Patients
This booklet was written especially for women diagonsed with breast cancer. It will assist the women and her family in understanding what the diagnosis means and why tratment is necessary.... Details >
Updated Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Released
This page links to updated guidelines that advise doctors and patients on the proper intervals for mammograms and breast exams in an effort to detect breast cancer early, when it is most likely to be ... Details >
Women's Health Initiative, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH
The WHI focus is on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women. The overall goal of WHI is to reduce coronary heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and bone frac... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health