Definition of breast cancer:
Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast,
usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the
nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It
occurs in both men and women, although male
breast cancer is rare.
Estimated new cases and deaths
from breast cancer in the United States in 2008:

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New cases: 182,460 (female); 1,990
(male)
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Deaths: 40,480 (female); 450 (male)
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Information about treatment, including
surgery, chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine
therapy
Breast Cancer
Treatment
[patient]
[health professional]

Male Breast
Cancer Treatment
[patient]
[health professional]

Breast Cancer
Treatment and Pregnancy
[patient]
[health professional]

Clinical Trials to Treat Breast Cancer

Aromatase Inhibitors Come of Age

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Information related
to prevention, genetics, risk factors
Breast Cancer
Prevention
[patient]
[health professional]

Genetics of
Breast and Ovarian Cancer
[health professional]

Clinical Trials to Prevent Breast Cancer

Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Related to
HRT Decline

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk: New
Findings

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Information about
methods of cancer detection including
new imaging technologies, tumor markers,
and biopsy procedures
Breast Cancer
Screening
[patient]
[health professional]

Clinical Trials to Screen for Breast
Cancer

Annual Mammography Benefits Older
Survivors

Computer Aid Reduces Accuracy of
Mammograms

MRI Detects Cancers in the Opposite
Breast

Get a Mammogram

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Information and
current news about clinical trials and
trial-related data
Breast Cancer Trial Results

Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial

New Study of Targeted Therapies for
Breast Cancer

The TAILORx Breast Cancer Trial

BreastCancerTrials.org: Patient-to-Trial
Matching
Resources available
from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Breast Cancer

Cancer Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics

Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes
NCI-supported research, funding
opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio

Breast SPOREs

Breast Cancer - NCI Office of Women's
Health

Early Reproductive Events and Breast
Cancer

Breast Cancer Progress Review Group
Report

Breast Cancer Progress Report
Information related
to cancer incidence, mortality, and
survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the
Breast

Snapshot of Breast Cancer

Probability of Breast Cancer in American
Women

Finding Cancer Statistics

Understanding Cancer Statistics
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