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Breast cancer is the most common disease for women and although it seems that the number of people diagnosed with this disease each year is decreasing, it is still the second leading cause of death for women (Heart disease is the number one cause). One of the questions asked when someone is diagnosed with this [...]

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Estrogen promotes the growth of about 2 out of 3 of breast cancers — those containing estrogen receptors (ER-positive cancers) and/or progesterone receptors (PR-positive cancers). Because of this, several approaches to blocking the effect of estrogen or lowering estrogen levels are used to treat ER-positive and PR-positive breast cancers. Hormone treatment breast cancer is given [...]

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In the U.S., over 90 percent of breast cancer diagnoses happen during the early breast cancer stages. Early detection is good news for the patient as it often translates to effective treatment. Nonetheless, early diagnosis is only a fraction of the whole medical picture. Other disease characteristics, like hormone receptors and lymph nodes, can [...]

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The breasts holds significant meaning to female sex. Those woman who got breast cancer easily get emotional and physical trauma because the chance of losing this vital part of the body is very high severerly erodes a woman’s self image. Worldwide statistics shows that breast cancer affects approximately one out of 12 women. Although [...]

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