If you’ve received a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer, a doctor will test your cancer to determine its HER2 status. The test results will help inform which treatment options are best for your cancer.
Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) is a treatment that uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Challenges of being diagnosed with breast cancer.
While pain is not a common side effect of chemotherapy, a person may experience pain during or after chemotherapy delivery.
Chemotherapy is tough – but you are tougher. These must-have products will help you feel ready to tackle your infusion like the warrior that you are.
When chemotherapy is your first treatment for cancer, it’s called ‘‘neoadjuvant therapy.’’ It’s often used for advanced breast cancer or large tumors that complicate surgery. But it has other equally important benefits.
NCI-funded researchers are working to advance our understanding of how to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer. They are also looking at how to address disparities and improve quality of life for survivors of the disease.
Blog article about ERX-41, discovered by UT Southwestern scientists, exploits a previously unrecognized weakness in breast cancer and other solid tumors.
Blog article about how to prepared for your mastectomy, hospital stay and recovery.
A drug that typically is used to treat high cholesterol may be quite useful in the fight against breast cancer.
