Section 2: Screening & Diagnosis -- An Overview of Breast Cancer
- How Common is Breast Cancer?
What Are the Parts of the Breast, and Where in the Breast Does Cancer Occur?- Is It True that Breast Cancer Takes Years to Develop?
- What Are the Roles for Physical Exam, Mammography, MRI and Breast Self-Exam in the Screening Process for Breast Cancer?test
Dr. Susan Love answers the question: 'How common is breast cancer?'
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Section 2: Genetic Testing
- What Is Involved in Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer and What Do the Results Mean?
- What Should I Do if My Family is Pressuring Me to Get a Genetic Test for Breast Cancer?
- Are Most Breast Cancers Genetically Inherited?
- What if I'm a Man with Breast Cancer Carrying a Mutation of One of the Breast Cancer Genes?
Dr. Hartmann answers the question: 'What goes in to genetic cancer testing?'
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Section 2: Mammograms
- What Is a Mammogram and How Is It Done?
- Are Mammograms Painful?
- What Is a Digital Mammogram and How Does It Compare to a Conventional Mammogram?
- Should Women Get Digital Mammograms Instead of Conventional Mammograms?
- How Accurate Are Mammograms?
- Are Mammograms Safe?
- Does Having a Previous Biopsy or a Lumpectomy Make It More Difficult to Interpret a Mammogram?
- Does Being on Hormone Therapy Make it More Difficult to Interpret a Mammogram?
- Do Implants Compromise the Accuracy of the Screening Mammogram?
- Why Does The Breast Need To Be Compressed For A Mammogram?
- What Are "Spot Films" in Mammography, and When Are They Done?
- When and How Often Should I Have a Mammogram?
- Why Have a Mammogram if I Can Just Feel for a Lump?
Dr. Jennifer Harvey answers the question: 'What is a mammorgam?'
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Section 2: Other Scans & Tests
- Besides Mammograms, What Tests Find Breast Cancer?
- What Tests Show If My Breast Cancer Has Spread?
- What Is An Ultrasound and Should I Have It Done?
- What Tests Can I Have Done If I Am Pregnant?
- What is the Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Status and Should This Test Be Done On All Breast Lump Specimens?
- What Does It Mean If My Breast Cancer Is Hormone Receptor-Positive Or Negative?
- How Can My Breast Cancer Be Estrogen Receptor-Positive When I Am Post-Menopausal and My Body Is Losing Estrogen?
- Does the Estrogen Receptor Status Have Anything To Do With the Amount of Estrogen In My Body?
- What Is a Ductoscopy?
- If I Had a Mastectomy, How Do the Doctors Check for Breast Cancer?
- What is Laser Optoacoustic Imaging and How is it Used?
Dr. Jay Brooks answers the question: 'Tests Other than Mammograms?'
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Section 2: Clinical Breast Exams & Breast Self-Exams
- How Do I Do a Breast Self-Exam After a Mastectomy?
- What Should I Look For When Doing a Breast Self-Exam?
- What Changes Do I Look For in Breast Appearance During a Self-Exam?
- If I Have Fibrocystic Changes in the Breast, Should I See a Cancer Specialist or My Primary Care Provider for a Clinical Breast Exam?
- What is a Clinical Breast Exam and How Often Do I Need to Do It?
- How Do I Do a Proper Breast Self-Exam?
R.N. Lillie Shockney answers the question:'How Do I Self-Exam After Mastectomy?'
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Section 2: Finding a Lump
- What Should I Do if I Find a Lump or Thickening in My Breast?
- How Long Can I Wait After Finding a Lump to See a Doctor?
- What Should I Do if I Find a Lump When Pregnant?
- Should All Breast Lumps Be Removed?
- If I Have Fibrocystic Changes In My Breasts Should I See My Doctor For Every New Lump?
- If I Find A Lump, Do I See a Cancer Specialist or My Regular Doctor?
- How Long Should I Wait to Have The Same Breast Lump Reevaluated?
Dr. Stephen Edge answers the question: 'What Should I Do If I Find a Lump?'
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Section 2: Benign & Cancerous Breast Lumps
- Are Most Breast Lumps Benign or Cancerous?
- Can Benign Breast Lumps Become Cancerous?
- What Is the Difference Between a Cyst and a Tumor?
- What Does the Term 'Carcinoma' Mean?
- What Types of Benign Breast Lumps Are Most Often Found?
- What Are The Most Common Benign Conditions About Which I Should Be Concerned?
- What's the Prognosis for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ?
- How Do Invasive and In Situ Breast Cancer Differ?
- How Do Ductal Carcinoma and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ Differ?
- What Is Invasive Lobular Carcinoma?
- What Is Invasive Ductal Carcinoma?
Dr. Love answers the question: 'Are Most Breast Lumps Benign or Cancerous?'
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Section 2: Staging
- Is Breast Cancer More Likely to Spread in Young Women?
- How Does the Doctor Know That My Breast is the Primary Site of My Cancer?
- How Does My Doctor Know if My Breast Cancer Has Spread?
Dr. Anderson answers: 'Does Breast Cancer Spread Faster in Young Women?'
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- Additional Breast Cancer Resources
Section 1: Risk Factors & Prevention 54 Questions & Answers- Section 2: Screening & Diagnosis79 Questions & Answers
- Section 3: Treatment178 Questions & Answers
- Section 4: Living with Breast Cancer 57 Questions & Answers
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and it is also second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in women.
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