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Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk).

Website: http://healthchapter.com/group/breastcancer
Members: 14
Latest Activity: Dec. 3, 2009

Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women get breast cancer, but there a number of risk factors. Risks that you cannot change include

* Age - the chance of getting breast cancer rises as a woman gets older
* Genes - there are two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that greatly increase the risk. Women who have family members with breast or ovarian cancer may wish to be tested.
* Personal factors - beginning periods before age 12 or going through menopause after age 55

Other risks include being overweight, using hormone replacement therapy, taking birth control pills, drinking alcohol, not having children or having your first child after age 35 or having dense breasts.

Symptoms of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in size or shape of the breast or discharge from a nipple. Breast self-exam and mammography can help find breast cancer early when it is most treatable. Treatment may consist of radiation, lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Men can have breast cancer, too, but the number of cases is small.

Discussion Forum

Breast cancer in Men

Chances of Male breast cancer are 1.2% that of women. 500 men die each year in the US compared to 41000 women with breast cancer. According to he latest health news, this accounts for less than 1% of…

Started by devendra Mar. 24, 2009.

Robot Prototype Finds, Attacks and Kills Breast Cancer Cells

Here's one in the plus column for the looming robot uprising: a prototype developed by University of Maryland professor Jaydev Desai could one day diagnose, hunt, and destroy breast cancer cells all…

Started by Michael Oct. 19, 2008.

31 Simple Ways to Prevent Cancer

31 Simple Ways to Prevent Cancer at http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/31-simple-ways-to

Started by Krishna Jul. 27, 2008.

Cancer test forces woman to ponder destiny

At age 35, Jessica Queller was the kind of woman it’s hard not to envy. Bright, funny and attractive, she was a TV writer with a great Hollywood gig and loads of friends. Yet one sunny morning, Quel…

Tagged: breast cancer

Started by Kayla Mar. 30, 2008.

Symptoms of breast cancer

Common symptoms of breast cancer include: * A change in how the breast or nipple feels o A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area o Nipple tenderness * A change in how the…

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Started by Kayla Mar. 30, 2008.

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Comment by Jash on March 9, 2009 at 6:25am: Self Breast Examination

Comment by Victoria Crowe on September 13, 2008 at 10:01am: I HATE to be a "negative nellie", but the first thing that jumped out at me glaringly on this board is the picture of perfect breasts in a perfectly cute bra with the perfect amount of cleavage, and it ANNOYED me. A LOT.
I lost my breast 3 years ago & it just makes me think of how much harder the media & such seem to want to make it for women to deal with the fact that we are far from perfect, physically, to begin with. And not too many women have the looks presented on this board.
Now... on a forum with women that either have scars on their breasts or are LACKING breast/s, who's brilliant idea was it to put that picture on there?????
Has that person not seen Dove's ONSLAUGHT video?!
Does anyone else feel the same???
I'm not saying it all has to be gore & scars & such; but I just feel like that was a VERY BAD choice for a picture.

Comment by Linn on May 27, 2008 at 7:06am: another good source for information and support is breastcancer.org. there is a chat you can join which really helped me thru surgery and treatment. i still login everyday to give support to newly diagnosed people and for support for myself on days that i am just not at my best. my nickname there is pantherlinn. if you decide to login let me know if you heard about bc.org from me leaving this comment

Comment by lynn watts on May 19, 2008 at 6:47am: hi everyone ,ive been fighting lobular breast cancer since 2006 and am in remission now with a few suspect secondaries on my liver which im having regular scans for ,would love to share stories or just chat to other sufferers lynn x

Comment by Kitty Runstedler on April 13, 2008 at 7:48pm: I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has surgery two weeks ago to remove the tumour and some lymph nodes. I am still waiting for some of the results from the pathology report, but did get good news that the lymph nodes were clear. I hope to meet with my oncologist soon to discuss my treatment options. I feel confident I can beat this and am remaining positive.