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What Is Breast Cancer?
The breast is a gland that consists of breast tissue supported by connective tissue (flesh) surrounded by fat. The easiest way to understand how the inside of the breast is formed is by comparing it to an upturned bush. Its leaves are known as lobules and they produce milk that drains into ducts that are the branches of the breast tree.
Ashi Jas
Radiotherapy Treatment For Breast Cancer
Radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer is a difficult journey for anyone. This article describes the experiences of someone who has gone through the ordeal and is now well and thriving.
Marjory Ramsay
Common Sense Tips to Cut Breast Cancer Risk
We've all been watching the annual parade of 'pink' - all in the name of raising money to fight breast cancer! The objectives are admirable - more money for research for early detection and maybe to defeat the causes of breast cancer. AND it's important.
Linda Chae
Must Know Breast Cancer Awareness - Symptoms and Facts
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in this country, affecting one in nine women at some time in their life. Women with a mother or sister who has had breast cancer are also likely to be more aware of the disease, making delays in seeking treatment unlikely.
Sarah Neill
Breast Cancer and Exercise - A Moving Patient Gathers No Cancer
There are many excuses to avoid exercise. You are too tired, too sore, too hungry, but what you don't do can affect your health and your life. Studies indicate that regular exercise will decrease a woman's risk of breast cancer including premenopausal and postmenopausal women. If you have had breast cancer, exercise will help you live longer.
Robert Avery M.D.
Hot Flushes in Breast Cancer Patients
Hot flushes or hot flashes are very common in women who have been treated for breast cancer. The effects of the chemotherapy can induce the menopause in women - and even if that does not happen the drugs used to suppress estrogen like Tamoxifen and Arimidex will often trigger hot flashes. Recent research suggests that another drug might be helpful in reducing these problems.
Gordon Cameron
The Effects of Hair Loss Following Chemotherapy
You might not think about how important your hair is until you face losing it. And if you have cancer and are about to undergo chemotherapy, the chance of hair loss is very real. Both men and women report hair loss as one of the side effects they fear most after being diagnosed with cancer.
Sarah Neill
Osteoporosis Drugs and Breast Cancer
Raloxifene may reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer developing in some women. New research has looked at the way that the osteoporosis drug, Raloxifene, seems to lessen the risk of post menopausal women developing invasive breast cancer.
Gordon Cameron
Breast Cancer and Aspirin Treatment
Does taking aspirin every day reduce the risk of breast cancer. The experts seem to disagree about this. Some research studies show that a low dose of aspirin every day will lessen your breast cancer risk but other research suggests that there is no benefit from it. This article explores the links between breast cancer and aspirin...
Gordon Cameron
