Cancer

The following information was gathered through our extensive research on Breast Cancer. Please use these and other resources to make an informed decision with your physician.

About Breast Cancer

This section contains links to current information about breast cancer, it's side effects, treatments, etc. Our goal is to provide simple, understandable information in a format that follows how women (and men) progress through their own experience (discovery, panic, surgery, treatments, etc). If there is anything you wish covered, please contact us and let us know. Information is power--patient power.

I. Breast Cancer Prevention

A. Self Examination
B. Clinical Examination
C. Mammograms
D. Sonogram and Ultrasound
E. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
F. Tumor Markers
G. Drugs
H. Surgery

II. Breast Cancer Diagnosis A. Radiology (This section links to the Prevention page)

1. Mammogram
2. Sonogram
3. Digital Imaging

B. Biopsy

1. Needle Aspiration
2. Core Needle Biopsy
3. Open Surgical Biopsy
4. Mammotome Breast Biopsy System
5. Axillary Dissection
6. Sentinel Node Biopsy
7. Bone Marrow Biopsy C. Pathology 1. Phases
2. Types
II. Breast Cancer Treatment A. Surgery

1. Partial Mastectomy
2. Total or simple Mastectomy
3. Modified Radical Mastectomy
4. Radical Mastectomy
5. Breast Reconstruction

B. Radiation Therapy
C. Chemotherapy
D. Hormonal Treatment

1. Tamoxifen

E. Cancer treatment Advances

1. Cancer Vaccines
2. Angiogenesis Inhibitors
3. Antibody
4. Agent for Chemo Resistant Breast Cancer

IV. Resources A. Organizations
B. Books
C. Periodicals
D. Support Systems

[ Cancer Books ] [ Cancer Links ] [ Cancer Prevention ] [ High Dose Index ]

Disclaimer: The information presented on this site should NOT replace the advice of a qualified health care professional and is NOT presented as qualified advice or council. Please use this information as a guide or reference point when consulting with your private physician (s).

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