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Breast Cancer in Young People: What You Need to Know

by Dana-Farber Staff

…life. Is breast cancer different in younger people? While breast cancer can take variety of forms, the most common type in young people is ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, just like…

Categories Breast cancer, Young women with breast cancer

Breast Cancer in Men: What You Need to Know

by Dana-Farber

…cancer. 10-12% will have HER2-positive breast cancer, while triple-negative male breast cancer occurs in just 2-3% of cases. What are the stages of breast cancer? Breast cancers are staged on…

Categories Adult, Breast cancer, Care for adults, Male breast cancer

Metastatic Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know

by Dana-Farber Staff

What is metastatic breast cancer? Metastatic breast cancer (also referred to as advanced stage or stage IV breast cancer) is breast cancer that has spread (or metastasized) from the breast…

Categories Metastatic breast cancer

What are the Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer?

by Dana-Farber Staff

…conditions or diseases that can also cause changes to the breast. Likewise, anyone can develop breast cancer — not just women. Rachel Freedman, MD, MPH. Inflammatory breast cancer Inflammatory breast…

Categories Breast cancer

Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

by Dana-Farber Staff

…with your health care provider and report any changes to your body.   [Learn more about the signs of breast cancer.] Inflammatory breast cancer  Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a very…

Categories Breast cancer, Young women with breast cancer

Top Myths About Breast Cancer

by Dana-Farber

…history is very important in understanding one’s risk for breast cancer and although having multiple family members with breast cancer may elevate your risk, most breast cancer is not hereditary….

Categories Breast cancer, General interest, Health Topics 2 Comments

Living Well with Metastatic Breast Cancer

by Dana-Farber Staff

…MD, collaborate on metastatic breast cancer research. Targeted therapies that block the molecular drivers of cancer growth have helped extend life expectancy for metastatic breast cancer patients. For instance, Herceptin,…

Categories Metastatic breast cancer

Symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Fact or Fiction

by Dana-Farber

…If there’s no lump, there’s no cancer. Unlike other types of breast cancer, which are detected with a mass or lump in the breast, inflammatory breast cancer may be detected…

Categories Cancer research, Care for adults, Inflammatory breast cancer 4 Comments

I Have Metastatic Breast Cancer: What Is My Prognosis?

by Dana-Farber

…Metastatic Breast Cancer Program, part of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. Cancer.net American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) National Cancer Institute…

Categories Cancer research, Care for adults, Metastatic breast cancer 1 Comment

The Connection between Pregnancy and Breast Cancer Risk

by Dana-Farber

…Breast Cancer Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Breast Cancer Five Things Young Women With Breast Cancer Should Know Breastfeeding also plays a significant role in lowering breast cancer risk. Women who carry…

Categories Breast cancer, General interest, Risk and Prevention

What are the Common Subtypes of Breast Cancer?

by Dana-Farber Staff

…is extremely important in determining the best strategies to treat the cancer. Hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer Hormone receptor-positive breast cancers test positive for estrogen and/or progesterone receptors. Breast cancer…

Categories Breast cancer

Breast Cancer Spread to the Brain: What You Need to Know

by Dana-Farber Staff

…brain metastasis, depending on the subtype of breast cancer and other factors. At Dana-Farber/Brigham Cancer Center, the Program for Patients with Breast Cancer Brain Metastases in the Susan F. Smith…

Categories Breast cancer, Metastatic breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research: What’s the Latest?

by Dana-Farber Staff

…to treat breast cancer have lagged because in general, breast tumors have fewer cancer-associated mutations that distinguish the cancer cells from normal cells. “In breast cancer, there are not a…

Categories Breast cancer, Dana-Farber Research, Research, Susan F. Smith Center 1 Comment

Get the Facts on Metastatic Breast Cancer

by Dana-Farber

…Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, breastcancer.org, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, among others.   Is there any new MBC research to share? There have…

Categories Care for adults, Metastatic breast cancer 5 Comments

Breast Cancer Treatment: What’s the Latest?

by Dana-Farber

Not only are more effective drugs for breast cancer coming to the clinic, but oncologists are making important progress in matching breast cancer treatment to specific patients and the molecular…

Categories Breast cancer, Care for adults, Immunotherapy, Inflammatory breast cancer, Metastatic breast cancer, Susan F. Smith Center 2 Comments

What Is Lobular Breast Cancer?

by Dana-Farber

…fatty tissue of the breast, they become invasive breast cancers. Invasive lobular breast cancers (ILCs) and invasive ductal cancers (IDCs) have very different growth patterns. Invasive lobular cancers tend to…

Categories Breast cancer, Care for adults

What Is Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?

by Dana-Farber

…Other breast cancer subtypes: Hormone-positive breast cancer HER2-positive breast cancer Learn more about triple-negative breast cancer research and treatment at the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber….

Categories Breast cancer, Care for adults 1 Comment

Six Things Young Women with Breast Cancer Should Know

by Dana-Farber

…and/or chemotherapy. Certain treatments are more effective against particular types of breast cancer and a woman’s treatment plan will be tailored to the type and stage of breast cancer that…

Categories Breast cancer, Care for adults

Five Myths About Breast Cancer

by Dana-Farber

…is no evidence in breast cancer or breast disease that air causes spread of cancer or that needle core biopsy causes cancer to spread. In fact, needle core biopsy is…

Categories Breast cancer, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Inflammatory Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know

by Dana-Farber Staff

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare, very aggressive form of breast cancer that occurs when cancer cells block the flow of lymph in the skin of the breast. This…

Categories Breast cancer, Inflammatory breast cancer
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