Breast Cancer Medical Reference

What is the BRCA gene, and how does it affect your risk for cancer?

Are you planning to visit your doctor about metastatic breast cancer? Take these questions with you.

The most well-known sign of breast cancer is a lump, but there are other, less-common symptoms you should know to stay on top of your health.

It can be scary to learn you have HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. Learn what this diagnosis means and how this cancer can be treated.

Ready to tell friends and family about your advanced breast cancer diagnosis? Use these tips to share your news, your way.

Stage IV and square one: What you can control after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis.

When cancer spreads, so do myths. Learn the metastatic breast cancer facts you can trust.

Learn what metastatic breast cancer means and what to do if your cancer has spread.

A rare form of breast cancer can give you a rash and make you feel sore. But don’t panic! Many other less severe problems can cause these symptoms too.

Some kinds of cancer need hormones to grow and spread. If yours does, that can affect your treatment plan.

Mastectomy is the main treatment for men with breast cancer. WebMD tells you how this procedure works and what to expect afterward.

Breast cancer can come back after treatment. WebMD explains what you should watch for and how to know if this happens.

Find out from the experts at WebMD what metastatic breast cancer is, what signs and symptoms you might have, how it’s diagnosed, and more.

If your breast cancer is "metastatic," it could affect what treatment you need.

What Is Stage Zero Breast Cancer? WebMD explains the signs, symptoms and causes.

Researchers are always working on new ways to find and treat breast cancer. From nanotechnology to improved imaging tests, WebMD fills you in on the latest and greatest.

Proton therapy is an advanced radiation treatment that zooms in on breast cancers while sparing nearby healthy tissue. WebMD tells you how it differs from standard cancer radiotherapy.

Should you be concerned about your breast density? WebMD looks at how this trait may affect your health.

Fibroadenomas are noncancerous breast lumps that most commonly occur in women ages 15 to 35. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of fibroadenomas.

Read about tips to help you make the most out of life with metastatic breast cancer.

Triple-negative breast cancer is a rare type of breast cancer in which all receptor tests come back negative. It’s serious, but it responds well to treatment if you catch it early. Learn more about the symptoms, recurrence rate, life expectancy, and treatments.

WebMD explains treatment options for male breast cancer.

WebMD offers a list of important questions to ask your doctor about breast cancer. You can print it out and take it with you to your next appointment.

How do you find a specialist to treat breast cancer? And how do you know where to have your treatments? Let the experts at WebMD help.

WebMD explains how family history and genetics play a role in the risk for breast cancer.