Updated Articles and Resources
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Stages of Breast Cancer - Comparison Table of TNM and Staging
Created:
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Updated:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
[What are the stages of breast cancer? How does the TNM System relate to staging? Read more to understand a breast cancer diagnosis.] -
How is My Actual Tumor Size Determined?
Created:
Friday, February 20, 2009
Updated:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Your breast tumor size is an important part of your diagnosis and staging. Tumor size affects your breast cancer treatment decisions. Larger tumors require more treatment. Learn more about how y... -
Stages of Breast Cancer - The TNM System
Created:
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Updated:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
What are the stages of breast cancer? How do the stages relate to the tumor size, the lymph node status, and if the cancer has spread? Read about why knowing the stage of a breast cancer diagnosi... -
Lymph Node Status and Your Treatment Decisions
Created:
Friday, January 23, 2009
Updated:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Your lymph node status is a critical part of your diagnostic workup and has a majot impact on your options for breast cancer treatment. You need to know if your cancer has spread, and if so, how ... -
Hope Despite Cancer Diagnosis
Created:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Updated:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
If you are a breast cancer survivor, then you have a story! Sharing your story may help those who are newly-diagnosed, in treatment, or navigating survivorhood. Share your survivor story here. -
Mammogram Markers - Getting a Clearer Picture
Created:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Updated:
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Mammogram markers are used on breast skin to identify known features of your breast. These helpful stickers help to improve communication about the results of your mammogram. Skin markers can cut d... -
Mammograms - Breast Cancer Screening and Early Detection
Created:
Friday, September 12, 2008
Updated:
Friday, May 10, 2013
The American Cancer Society recommends that women have an annual mammogram, starting at age 40, to screen for breast cancer. Mammograms can detect many other features than breast cancer, and 80% o... -
Breast Health: Mammograms, Clinical Exams and Self-Exams
Created:
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Updated:
Friday, May 10, 2013
You have three important ways to maintain breast health and monitor changes: Mammograms, clinical exams, and breast self-exams. Knowing how and when you need to use them makes these tools more effe... -
Top 10 Gifts for Mom That Also Give Support for Breast Cancer Research
Created:
Friday, June 15, 2007
Updated:
Friday, May 10, 2013
Looking for some way to honor your mom or someone who has been like a mother to you, and also want to support research for the cure? Here are some great places to start looking. Find a range of gi... -
BIRADS – Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System
Created:
Monday, May 14, 2007
Updated:
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Your mammogram report includes many technical details, one of which is a BIRADS score. This gives the radiologist's opinion of the absence or likelihood of breast cancer. Understanding this score... -
Know Your Breast Lumps
Created:
Monday, September 18, 2006
Updated:
Thursday, April 25, 2013
There are four kinds of breast lumps: cysts, fibroadenomas, pseudolumps, and cancer. When you are doing a breast self-exam (BSE) you can feel breast lumps and differences in breast texture. Know... -
Diet and Breast Cancer Risk
Created:
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Updated:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Make smart choices of food, drink, and exercise to have a healthy weight. Keep slim to lower your risk for cancers, but especially breast cancer. A healthy diet has many benefits. Learn more abo... -
Clinical Breast Examination
Created:
Monday, December 07, 2009
Updated:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Your clinical breast exam is done by a health professional during an office visit. This breast examination is similar to your monthly breast self exam. Learn what to expect at your clinical breast ... -
Exercise Lowers Breast Cancer Risk
Created:
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Updated:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
You don't have to start running triathlons or training for a boxing match to reduce your risk of breast cancer. Doing regular exercise will cut down your risk of developing the disease, as well as ... -
Breast Cancer Support - Friends, Avoidance, Concern, Fears - Breast Cancer Support
Created:
Friday, September 05, 2008
Updated:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
During breast cancer treatment, you need the support of friends, family, coworkers, neighbors - anybody who will sign on to give you emotional support as well as practical help. Sometimes, friends... -
Psychological Impact of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis - Emotions and Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Created:
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Updated:
Saturday, April 06, 2013
A diagnosis of breast cancer is one of the most devastating things a woman can hear. After such shocking news, it is normal to feel a range of emotions, from despair to rage. But for some patients,... -
Grief, Loss, and Breast Cancer
Created:
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Updated:
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Grief and loss are no strangers to those who deal with breast cancer. The loss of a breast or a loved one can trigger grieving, which is a natural response to loss. Understand more about coping wit... -
Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk – Lifestyle Factors You Can Control
Created:
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Updated:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Estrogen is a hormone that fuels 80% of all cases of breast cancer. Any kind of alcohol that you consume may change the levels of female hormones, and thus cause more cases of estrogen-receptor pos... -
Some Antidepressants Interact with Tamoxifen
Created:
Monday, July 25, 2011
Updated:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Here is a list of antidepressants that inhibit the benefits of tamoxifen in women with breast cancer. -
Breast Pain And Your Menstrual Period
Created:
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Updated:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Breast pain may be linked to your menstrual period. -
The Cancer Prevention Diet: Macrobiotic Approach to Prevent and Relieve Cancer
Created:
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Updated:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Cancer Prevention Diet is a book by macrobiotics pioneer Michio Kushi and co-author Alex Jack. Macrobiotics is a diet plan that appears to help with cancer prevention for some people. If you ... -
Does Fibrosolve Work?
Created:
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Updated:
Monday, March 25, 2013
Natural dietary supplements and herbal medicines are advertised in health food stores and over the internet for relief from fibroadenomas. Fibrosolve is billed as an all-natural supplement to pre... -
Stage 3 Breast Cancer
Created:
Friday, March 01, 2013
Updated:
Friday, March 22, 2013
Stage 3 breast cancer is invasive, but it is not metastatic. This cancer has not traveled to organs or other parts of the body. It involves more lymph nodes than early stage breast cancer. Learn ab... -
Michele: Fighting Breast Cancer and Surviving
Created:
Friday, September 30, 2011
Updated:
Friday, March 22, 2013
Michele is in treatment for breast cancer. As a young, single mom raising a school-age daughter, she works and keeps a close watch on her attitude. She is on her way to living as a breast cancer ... -
Review of 39 Things to Make a Cancer Patient Smile by Susan Reif
Created:
Monday, July 04, 2011
Updated:
Friday, March 22, 2013
Susan Reif was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through nine months of treatment. During her chemo, radiation, and surgery, she learned many ways that family, friends, and coworkers could be ... -
James - Classic Car Aficionado and Male Breast Cancer Survivor
Created:
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Updated:
Friday, March 22, 2013
James is a classic car aficionado and male breast cancer survivor. -
Chemorella – Quimiorela by Ken Phillips and Katy Franco
Created:
Monday, March 18, 2013
Updated:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Chemorella – Quimiorela is a comic book retelling of the Cinderella story by Katy Franco. Far from your ordinary breast cancer memoir, this colorful book takes our heroine from illness to hea... -
101 Uses for a Fake Boob (or two)
Created:
Monday, March 31, 2008
Updated:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Leanne Lippincott wasn't expecting to have breast cancer -– she had a healthy diet, watched her weight, did breast self-exams, had regular checkups and mammograms. In 1998, her mammogram pro... -
Cancer Made Me A Shallower Person
Created:
Monday, June 12, 2006
Updated:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Dark humor and pop culture intertwine in this graphic novel about life with breast cancer. "Cancer Made Me A Shallower Person" is Miriam Engleberg's memoir in comics, which she started when she wa... -
Breast Cancer Treatment and Your Fertility
Created:
Friday, March 06, 2009
Updated:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
If you are fertile before treatment begins, and want to preserve your options for having children, or just want to understand how treatment will affect your fertility, then this information is impo... -
Find Free or Low-Cost Mammograms
Created:
Monday, September 20, 2010
Updated:
Monday, March 18, 2013
Free mammograms are available for women with low incomes through state funding, Medicare, and support organizations. Don't skip your annual mammogram - if you find a lump but can't afford the cost... -
Pregnancy Offers Protection Against Breast Cancer - Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
Created:
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Updated:
Monday, March 18, 2013
Most of the benefits of motherhood are intangible, emotional, and social. But here's some evidence that pregnancy gives you a gift of health -- an edge against developing breast cancer. Read more...