Breast Cancer - Symptoms

Nearly one in four women who receive a diagnosis of breast cancer will also develop this second condition. Learn more about the connection.

Determining what should be treated aggressively and what would do better to watch and wait is not always clear-cut. Understand the debate around ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS.

If detected early, many forms of cancer can be successfully treated. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers.

Breast cancer death rates have been declining, thanks to increased prevention and improved treatments. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers.

Fatigue is often an intense side effect for cancer patients. Why does it happen and how can it be remedied?

These simple tests can help detect common health conditions before they escalate.

Keeping up with all your health screenings may seem daunting, but this list can get you started on a year of healthy living.

Many men may find this to be startling news, but breast cancer doesn't happen only in women. Although men don't have breasts in the sense that women do, they do have breast tissue and enough of it to make breast cancer possible.

Many people only discover they have cancer when something turns up on an x-ray, ultrasound, or other routine test. Unfortunately, the disease may then be in its later (and more difficult-to-treat) stages.

Aches and pains in breasts are common and usually no cause for alarm. For some women, however, sore breasts are a sign that something more serious is going on.

The oft-cited but confusing statistic that one out of eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime creates a lot of understandable anxiety among women. The fear of finding a lump, even if it's not cancerous, just adds to the stress. Here are a few of the common myths about breast lumps.

Yoga shows great promise for providing relief, which is great news for the millions of cancer survivors in the U.S.

Although it may seem to be a odd symptom, unusual sweating may be a sign of cancer.

Sleep disturbances are common in people who have cancer, especially those undergoing chemotherapy, which makes a challenging situation even more difficult.

Misconceptions about breast cancer are widespread. Here are a few of the most common breast cancer myths and the truth behind them.

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Find out how you can reduce your risk of acquiring this disease.

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