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Breast Cancer Center

General Overview

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

InDepth

Find answers in our in-depth report on breast cancer:

Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures

Living With Breast Cancer

In her own words: living with breast cancer

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Herceptin—hope for women with advanced breast cancer

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

Preventing Breast Cancer

How to do a breast self-exam

Women should perform a breast self-exam every month. Here's how to do it.

Preventing Breast Cancer (Continued)

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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.

Special Topics

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.

Related Conditions

Natural and Alternative Treatments (By Condition)

Resources

National Cancer Institute
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
http://www.y-me.org


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