Breast cancer is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the breast. More

• What is breast cancer?
• What are the risk factors?
• What are the symptoms?
• How is it diagnosed?
• How is it treated?
• What are the screening tests?
• How can I reduce my risk?
• What questions should I ask my healthcare provider?

• Breast biopsy
• Breast MRI
• Breast needle biopsy
• Breast reconstruction
• Breast surgical biopsy
• Lumpectomy
• Mammography
• Mastectomy
• Radiation therapy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy

In her own words: living with breast cancer

Herceptin—hope for women with advanced breast cancer

What promise does Herceptin hold for one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer?

Breast self-exam

Women should perform a breast self-exam every month. Learn about the exam and how to do it.

Your health may be "all in the family"

Knowing your family's medical history can save your life...and your children's and grandchildren's.

No more breast self-exams?

Find out whether cancer experts are still recommending breast self-exams.

Fibrocystic breast changes: lumps that are normal

Discusses fibrocystic breast changes, a benign condition that affects over half of all women.

• Fibrocystic disease
• Mastitis