A Girlfriends' Guide

For women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, it is often the advice from their girlfriends, rather than their doctors, which means the most. more>>
Breast self-exams do not cut breast cancer deaths
Regular breast self-examination does not reduce death from cancer and may actually have a harmful effect by increasing the number of biopsies performed for benign disease.
- Don't improve prediction of breast cancer (Jul 18, 09:54:17 GMT)
- Pathologists get new guidelines in wake of botched breast cancer tests (Jul 18, 10:01:54 GMT)
- Three sisters suffering from breast cancer fear for their daughters (Jul 12, 10:39:10 GMT)
Latest News
- Breast self-exams do not cut breast cancer deaths (Jul 18, 09:54 GMT)
- Too few pathologists in Canada to conduct breast cancer tests (Jul 18, 09:56 GMT)
- Pathologists get new guidelines in wake of botched breast cancer tests
(Jul 18, 10:01 GMT)
- Don't improve prediction of breast cancer
(Jul 18, 10:04 GMT)
- Robin Roberts' final day of chemotherapy
(Jul 18, 10:44 GMT)
- Dogs, cats not immune to breast cancer
(Jul 18, 10:47 GMT)
- Exercise in teenage may reduce risk of breast cancer (May 14, 08:22 GMT)
- Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer (May 13, 03:51 GMT)
Treatments
- Will I be able to take care of myself after surgery? (Jul 18, 11:20 GMT)
- Will I Need a Blood Transfusion for Cancer Surgery? (Jul 18, 11:21 GMT)
- Will I Need a Drainage Tube After Breast Cancer Surgery? (Jul 18, 11:23 GMT)
- What is breast conservation surgery? (Jul 18, 11:24 GMT)
- Is it normal to have more than one lumpectomy? (Jul 18, 11:26 GMT)
- Is mastectomy the only Way to eliminate tumors? (Jul 18, 11:27 GMT)
- Is pain expected after breast cancer surgery? (Jul 18, 11:29 GMT)
Breast Cancer Basics
- Can men get breast cancer?
(Jul 18, 10:13 GMT)
- What causes breast cancer?
(Jul 18, 10:07 GMT)
- What is the role of genetics in breast cancer?
(Jul 18, 10:10 GMT)
- Does menstrual period affect risk for breast cancer?
(Jul 18, 10:15 GMT)
- How common is breast cancer?
(Jul 18, 10:22 GMT)
- Can breast cancer be cured?
(Jul 18, 10:25 GMT)
- Can benign breast lumps become Cancerous?
(Jul 18, 10:33 GMT)
- Is it true that breast cancer takes years to develop?
(Jul 18, 10:35 GMT)