Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.

What is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the United Kingdom. Every year 48,000 new cases are diagnosed there. Of these, 80% are over 50 but younger women, and in rare cases, men, can also get breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women aged 34 to 54.

Breast Cancer Classification

Breast Cancer Symptoms

Breast Cancer Causes

Breast Cancer Pathophysiology

Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer Epidemiology

Familial Breast Cancer

Genetics of Breast Cancer

Types of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness

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Treating Breast Cancer Using Antibiotics

Living with Breast Cancer

What is Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer?

Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

Preventing Breast Cancer

Surgery for Breast Cancer

Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Management

Breast Cancer Prognosis

Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Versus X-Ray Mammograms

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

History of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Society and Culture

Detecting breast cancer in dense breasts

What is Breast Reconstruction?

What is a Mammary Gland?

What are Aromatase Inhibitors?

What is the BRCA1 Gene?

What is the BRCA2 Gene?

What is the HER2 Gene?

HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer

What is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

What is Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)?

What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

Gail Model (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool)

Intraductal Papilloma - Benign Tumors of the Breast

What Does a Quadrantectomy Involve?

Radial Scar of the Breast

Radial Scar Diagnosis and Management

Sentinel Lymph Nodes

What Does a Sentinel Node Biopsy Involve?

Treating Breast Oil Cysts

Axillary Lymph Nodes and Breast Cancer

Axillary Sampling and Sentinel Node Biopsy Comparison

Microcalcifications in Breast Cancer

PARP Inhibitors For Hard-To-Treat Cancers

Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer: Procedure

Pathophysiology of the Link Between Obesity and Breast Cancer

Thermography versus Mammography: Which is Best?

A Guide to Checking your Breasts for Lumps

Post-Mastectomy Pain

The Importance of Hormone Status in Breast Cancer: A Guide to Hormone Dependent Breast Cancer (HDBC)

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Greater adherence to lifestyle-based recommendations reduced the risk of cancers in the U.K.

The BMC Medicine study confirms that adhering to the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research recommendations significantly lowers the risk of various cancers, including breast, colorectal, and esophageal, in the UK population. This highlights the importance of lifestyle choices in cancer prevention.

30 Nov 2023

Regular mammograms linked to significantly reduced breast cancer mortality

Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

30 Nov 2023

SLACOM and NCCN host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit

Today the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology and National Comprehensive Cancer Network host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit: Advocating and Implementing Guideline-Concordant Cancer Care for Patients.

30 Nov 2023

UK Biobank data opens door to new era of precision medicine

In a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank has today [Thursday 30 November] unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing of its half a million participants.

29 Nov 2023

Research paves way for clinical trials of existing drugs for brain metastasis

The largest review of papers for brain cancer that has spread from the lungs has found abnormalities in the brain cancer and for which licensed drugs could be clinically trialled to find out if they could treat the disease.

29 Nov 2023

Racial residential segregation linked to widening health disparities

The U.S. must reduce racial residential segregation if it is to reduce racial disparities in health outcomes, according to a recently published study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine.

29 Nov 2023

AI model accurately predicts breast cancer risk across multiple races

A deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) model that was developed using only mammogram image biomarkers accurately predicted both ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive carcinoma, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2023

Potential breakthrough in breast cancer: Five proteins identified as risk markers

Researchers used a Mendelian randomization approach to conduct a genetic association analysis of the levels of over 3,000 proteins to identify biomarkers for early breast cancer detection.

28 Nov 2023

Study finds diet-derived trans-vaccenic acid boosts anti-tumor immunity

Dietary components that impact anti-tumor immunity.

28 Nov 2023

Adherence to the WCRF/AICR guidelines can significantly reduce cancer risk

Greater adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) cancer prevention recommendations -; which encourage a healthy lifestyle -; is associated with a lower risk of all cancers combined and some individual cancers such as breast cancer.

27 Nov 2023

Ethnicity and literacy impact likelihood of clinical discussions on breast density

How social and demographic profiles influence physicians in their readiness to discuss breast density with their patients and vice versa.

27 Nov 2023

New artificial intelligence algorithms facilitate diagnosis of difficult cancers

New artificial intelligence algorithms are developed to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous tumors that are difficult to interpret clinically.

27 Nov 2023

Genome study unveils genetic ties between cannabis use disorder and lung cancer risk

A genome-wide association study in Nature Genetics reveals insights into the genetics of cannabis use disorder, highlighting its strong association with psychopathology and a causal link to lung cancer, and suggesting distinct genetic pathways from mere cannabis use.

23 Nov 2023

Numbing agent lidocaine may have cancer-fighting properties

Lidocaine-;often used as numbing agent for outpatient medical procedures-;activates certain bitter taste receptors through two unique mechanisms that result in cancer cell death, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

22 Nov 2023

Breast Cancer

Overview

Feature Articles

Breast Cancer Pathophysiology

Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer Epidemiology

Familial Breast Cancer

Genetics of Breast Cancer

Types of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness

Treating Breast Cancer Using Antibiotics

Living with Breast Cancer

What is Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer?

Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

Preventing Breast Cancer

Surgery for Breast Cancer

Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Management

Breast Cancer Prognosis

Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Versus X-Ray Mammograms

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

History of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Society and Culture

Detecting breast cancer in dense breasts

What is Breast Reconstruction?

What is a Mammary Gland?

What are Aromatase Inhibitors?

What is the BRCA1 Gene?

What is the BRCA2 Gene?

What is the HER2 Gene?

HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer

What is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

What is Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)?

What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

Gail Model (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool)

Intraductal Papilloma - Benign Tumors of the Breast

What Does a Quadrantectomy Involve?

Radial Scar of the Breast

Radial Scar Diagnosis and Management

Sentinel Lymph Nodes

What Does a Sentinel Node Biopsy Involve?

Treating Breast Oil Cysts

Axillary Lymph Nodes and Breast Cancer

Axillary Sampling and Sentinel Node Biopsy Comparison

Microcalcifications in Breast Cancer

PARP Inhibitors For Hard-To-Treat Cancers

Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer: Procedure

Pathophysiology of the Link Between Obesity and Breast Cancer

Thermography versus Mammography: Which is Best?

A Guide to Checking your Breasts for Lumps

Post-Mastectomy Pain

The Importance of Hormone Status in Breast Cancer: A Guide to Hormone Dependent Breast Cancer (HDBC)

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

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