Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is 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.

What is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the United Kingdom. Every year 48,000 new cases are diagnosed there. Of these, 80% are over 50 but younger women, and in rare cases, men, can also get breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women aged 34 to 54.

Breast Cancer Classification

Breast Cancer Symptoms

Breast Cancer Causes

Breast Cancer Pathophysiology

Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer Epidemiology

Familial Breast Cancer

Genetics of Breast Cancer

Types of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness

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Treating Breast Cancer Using Antibiotics

Living with Breast Cancer

What is Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer?

Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

Preventing Breast Cancer

Surgery for Breast Cancer

Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Management

Breast Cancer Prognosis

Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Versus X-Ray Mammograms

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

History of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Society and Culture

Detecting breast cancer in dense breasts

What is Breast Reconstruction?

What is a Mammary Gland?

What are Aromatase Inhibitors?

What is the BRCA1 Gene?

What is the BRCA2 Gene?

What is the HER2 Gene?

HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer

What is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

What is Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)?

What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

Gail Model (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool)

Intraductal Papilloma - Benign Tumors of the Breast

What Does a Quadrantectomy Involve?

Radial Scar of the Breast

Radial Scar Diagnosis and Management

Sentinel Lymph Nodes

What Does a Sentinel Node Biopsy Involve?

Treating Breast Oil Cysts

Axillary Lymph Nodes and Breast Cancer

Axillary Sampling and Sentinel Node Biopsy Comparison

Microcalcifications in Breast Cancer

PARP Inhibitors For Hard-To-Treat Cancers

Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer: Procedure

Pathophysiology of the Link Between Obesity and Breast Cancer

Thermography versus Mammography: Which is Best?

A Guide to Checking your Breasts for Lumps

Post-Mastectomy Pain

The Importance of Hormone Status in Breast Cancer: A Guide to Hormone Dependent Breast Cancer (HDBC)

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

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New European scheme sets quality standards for breast cancer care

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3 Feb 2025

New campaign focuses on breast cancer awareness for young people

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Key information to consider before getting breast implants

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Mayo Clinic researchers create organoid models for uveal melanoma study

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28 Jan 2025

Asymptomatic brain metastasis in stage 4 breast cancer requires reevaluation of screening guidelines

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Establishing common nomenclature for mitochondria transfer and transplantation

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