Breast Cancer Medicines

Breast cancer is a bad, sometimes frightening diagnosis at any time but a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis is particularly disturbing. Generally speaking, this cancer is defined in terms of a receptor which reveals specific genes. The three receptors are estrogen, progesterone and Her2.
The type of receptor determines the type of medicine prescribed for the […]

Secondary breast cancer, also called metastatic breast cancer, occurs when the disease spreads from the breast to elsewhere in the body. Some patients will have their first diagnosis of breast cancer only to discover that it has spread and is in fact metastatic breast cancer. Many women who are diagnosed with secondary cancer have had […]

Breast cancer is one of the the most common malignancies in women. In the early stages, curative treatment may include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
Breast cancer develops in the cells of acini, lactiferous ducts, and lobules of the breast. Tumor growth and spread depends on the exact cellular site of origin of the cancer. […]

After being diagnosed with breast cancer no matter what treatment you subsequently undergo, looking after yourself is vital. However, experience has shown that no matter how busy or how many demands are placed upon your time, ways can be found to meet your needs.
Asking for help is not easy, but you can draw upon support […]

Every year when I go for my annual mammogram, I hold my breath. Will this be my year to be diagnosed?
I’m not just being paranoid. You see, my mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer three times. She’s had more cancers than breasts! Both my grandmothers had breast cancer. So did a paternal aunt. And […]

Myth: People who are at high risk of breast cancer cannot do anything about it.
This is not true. There are many ways in which to reduce but not eliminate the risk of a high risk individual. These would include changing ones lifestyle by exercising regularly, not smoking, not consuming or minimizing the intake of alcohol, […]

How does an average woman react to the terrifying diagnosis of breast cancer? Many women go through several psychological steps in learning how to deal with breast cancer.
First, there is shock. Particularly when you’re relatively young and have never had a life-threatening illness before it’s hard to believe you have something as serious as cancer. […]

Medical researches attempt to define risk factors in order to discover who is most likely to get a particular disease and also to find clues as to the disease’s cause and thus to the prevention and cure.
A risk factor is usually determined by taking a large population of people - say 1,000-2,000 or more - […]

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women if the relatively less aggressive skin cancer is excluded from counting. Breast cancer accounts for about 32 percent of all cancer diagnosed in women.
Breast cancer is very uncommon in male. In families carrying the breast cancer associated genes, male members may be affected […]

According to the World Health Organisation, more than 1.2 million people were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide in 2005. In the United States, it is said that every two minutes one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2005, it was estimated that there were 212,0000 new cases of breast cancer and out of which […]