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kotesh
- I may have breast cancer, what questions should I ask my doctor?
- What type of breast cancer do I have?
- Is my family history relevant to my breast cancer diagnosis?
- What other studies should be done on my tissue biopsy?
- Should I stop taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
- Even though my breast tumor does not have hormone receptors, should I take tamoxifen to reduce the risk of a new tumor?
- I have a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a type of localized cancer. Why have I been advised to have a mastectomy when other women with invasive cancer have lumpectomies?
- Should I start chemotherapy before surgery?
- If I am advised to have a mastectomy, what are the risks and benefits of immediate breast reconstruction?
- Should my lymph nodes be removed?
- What is a sentinel lymph node biopsy, and what are its benefits and risks?
- National Cancer Institute on breast cancer
- What are the causes of breast cancer?
- How is the breast designed?
- What is the cancer process?
- What are risk factors for breast cancer?
- What breast cancer symptoms and warning signs?
- How is breast cancer diagnosed? What are the types of breast lumps?
- What are breast cancer stages, and how is staging determined?
- What are breast cancer treatments?
- What about breast cancer reconstruction?
- Nutrition and physical activity
- What about follow-up care?
- What about support for women with breast cancer?
- What research is being done on breast cancer prevention?
- Breast Cancer At A Glance
- Patient Discussions: Breast Cancer - Treatments
- Patient Discussions: Breast Cancer - How Was It Detected
- Find a local Oncologist in your town
