1. MYTH: Breast cancer only happens to middle-aged and older women. FACT: Younger women can and do get breast cancer, as do men. 2. MYTH: Wearing a bra can cause breast cancer. FACT: There is no evidence that bras cause breast cancer 3. MYTH: Using underarm antiperspirant can cause breast cancer. FACT: There is no […]
Making changes in your daily life may help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Try to: Ask your doctor about breast cancer screening. Discuss with your doctor when to begin breast cancer screening exams and tests, such as clinical breast exams and mammograms. Become familiar with your breasts through breast self-exam for breast awareness. Women may choose […]
A breast cancer risk factor is anything that makes it more likely you’ll get breast cancer. But having one or even several breast cancer risk factors doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll develop breast cancer. Many women who develop breast cancer have no known risk factors other than simply being women. Factors that are associated with an […]
The most common types of breast cancer are- Invasive ductal carcinoma. The cancer cells begin in the ducts and then grow outside the ducts into other parts of the breast tissue. Invasive cancer cells can also spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body. Invasive lobular carcinoma. Cancer cells begin in the lobules and then spread […]