BREAST CANCER

Overview

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

Cancer is a broad term for a class of diseases characterized by abnormal cells that grow and invade healthy cells in the body. Breast cancer..

When you’re told that you have breast cancer, it’s natural to wonder what may have caused the disease. But no one knows the exact causes of..

Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. …………….

A tumor is a mass of abnormal tissue. There are two types of breast cancer tumors: those that are non-cancerous, or ‘benign’, and those that are..

As you learn about breast cancer, we will repeatedly reference the anatomy of the breast. Understanding the different parts and functions…

All people, whether male or female, are born with some breast cells and tissue. Even though males do not develop milk-producing breasts, a man’s..

There is much that we know and much that we have yet to understand. However, we do know that cancer spreads in three important ways:

Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? While you can’t prevent cancer, it is important ….

Everyone has genes that pass along hereditary information from generation to generation. Sometimes changes occur in the gene code, and…