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Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory breast cancer, an uncommon type of cancer in which the breast becomes red, swollen, and warm. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 6.2

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NIHSeniorHealth is a Web site that features authoritative and up-to-date health information in a format tailored to older adults.

PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database
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Definition of breast cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.

Estimated new cases and deaths from breast cancer in the United States in 2008:


New cases: 182,460 (female); 1,990 (male)
Deaths: 40,480 (female); 450 (male)

See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Breast Cancer to learn about breast cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.

For an overview of research advances, see Cancer Advances In Focus: Breast Cancer.
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Breast Cancer Treatment
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Male Breast Cancer Treatment
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Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy
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Clinical Trials to Treat Breast Cancer

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Prevention, Genetics, Causes
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Breast Cancer Prevention
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Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Related to HRT Decline

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk: New Findings

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Screening and Testing
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Breast Cancer Screening
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Clinical Trials to Screen for Breast Cancer

Annual Mammography Benefits Older Survivors

Computer Aid Reduces Accuracy of Mammograms

MRI Detects Cancers in the Opposite Breast

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Breast Cancer Trial Results

Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

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New Study of Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer

The TAILORx Breast Cancer Trial

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Snapshot of Breast Cancer

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