According to the American Cancer Society statistics, breast cancer accounts for nearly one in three cancers diagnosed in American women. Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer.

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When a malignant tumor in the breast is detected early and treated within days and not months, the prospect of five year survival are said to be about 95 per cent. When a woman has passed the age of menopause, and she begins to notice some discharges from her nipples, (whether watery or bloody discharges), it is a matter that requires serious attention, and should be reported immediately to a doctor. This is a sign of the beginning of breast cancer.

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Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer in women across the world. In the UK, it is estimated that one in nine women will be affected by breast cancer at some point in their lives, a phenomenal figure which highlights the scale of the problem. However, although it is more often associated with women, it can also affect men of all ages.

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Hormone therapy is a treatment option for women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Like chemotherapy, hormone therapy is a systemic therapy, meaning that is works throughout the entire body. Breast cancer hormone therapy should not be confused with hormone replacement therapy, which is used to replenish…

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Preparation for mammography using a mammography viewer or PACS workstations requires just a few simple steps from the patient. They mostly all involve communication with the radiologist performing the mammogram.

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You don’t need to spend hundreds or even thousands just to show that you’re doing something to show you care and that you do support their cause. Even the simplest ways can already make a change.

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Breast cancer occurs when a cancerous growth develops in the breast tissue. Cancerous growths are referred to as malignant. If a growth is not cancerous, it is benign. To be cancerous, the growth will have abnormal cells that are growing in an uncontrolled manner.

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When someone is first diagnosed with breast cancer they are in a state of shock and denial and will automatically turn to the health provider they trust the most to help them overcome their problem. We have been programmed to think that when we get cancer we should go straight to our doctor as he has the best treatments for us, but what one needs mainly are facts on the subject and some common sense so one can make an informed decision based on knowledge. Here are some well known facts about breast cancer so …

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Okay, I am happy to back again on this platform. Remember we have not exhausted the topic we started last about the common cancer locations in the body. We are starting from where we stopped last time, so read on.

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You’d almost think that in their search for the latest breast cancer treatment, scientists recently discovered that fruit, vegetables, and fiber weren’t good for women who have had breast cancer. But a closer reading of the findings of the breast cancer clinical trials sponsored by the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living study shows that the scientists discovered no such thing.

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