Breast Health
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer affects both men and women. Learn about its risks, symptoms, treatments and more.
Reviewed by Lori McNeal, M.D. | Gynecology
The 'cancer gene' might be new to your knowledge base, but learning more about it can only help.
About 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer. Know the risks and don’t skip preventive screenings.
It was taking too long to read my mammogram. A biopsy was ordered. I had stage 2 breast cancer.
If you’re a cisgender man, you probably haven’t worried much about developing breast cancer.
As we learn more about breast cancer, it’s important to separate the facts from the fiction.
Feeling yourself up is more likely to cause anxiety than deliver a breast cancer diagnosis.
There's a clear link between drinking alcohol and increased risk for breast cancer among women.
Surviving breast cancer isn't a checklist, and remission isn't the end of the journey.
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