Breast cancer affects about one in eight women in the USA at some point in their lives. Each year, there are more than 260,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed and almost 64,000 cases of in situ breast cancer. Men are at risk for breast cancer too, with almost 2,600 cases per year. Early […]
Breast Cancer Types, Symptoms, and Treatments
There’s nothing quite like the quiet dread a woman feels when she discovers something unusual going on with her breasts – maybe a small lump or a sore spot. Breast disorders occupy a special place in women’s fears. That’s because practically any breast disorder can be a sign of something really serious: breast cancer. Even […]
Are Young Women At Risk for Breast Cancer?
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the breast, it is called breast cancer. Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 and older, but breast cancer also […]