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Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of breast cancer.
Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of male breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy.
Clinical Trials to Treat Breast Cancer
Check for breast cancer treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.
Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer
A tutorial about targeted therapies developed to treat breast cancer. It describes important molecular pathways in breast cancer cells and new therapeutic agents, including small molecules and monoclonal antibodies, that target these pathways.
More Women Are Choosing Mastectomies at Mayo Clinic
More women have been having mastectomies to treat early stage breast cancer at the Mayo Clinic since 2004 than during the previous 6 years, according to an analysis of surgeries done at the clinic between 1997 and 2006 and published in the September 1, 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
A booklet for women who have early-stage breast cancer (DCIS or Stage I, IIA, IIB, or IIIA). The booklet describes breast cancer surgery choices including breast-sparing surgery, mastectomy, and breast reconstruction surgery.
Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
A fact sheet that explains different types of adjuvant therapy (treatment given after primary therapy to increase the chance of long-term survival) and neoadjuvant therapy (treatment given before primary therapy). Discusses side effects, risks, and benefits of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer.
Herceptin® (Trastuzumab): Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that describes Herceptin, a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of cancer. Includes information about common and serious side effects of the therapy.
Tamoxifen: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that describes the action, risks, benefits, and side effects of tamoxifen, a drug that interrupts the hormone estrogen and its connection to breast cancer.
Aromatase Inhibitors
A collection of information about aromatase inhibitors, a hormone therapy used in the treatment of some women with breast cancer.
NIH Report on the Diagnosis and Management of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
An NIH panel urges further research to determine which ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients may be candidates for less invasive therapy.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory breast cancer, an uncommon type of cancer in which the breast becomes red, swollen, and warm.
Paget Disease of the Nipple: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about Paget disease of the nipple, an uncommon type of breast cancer that is sometimes called mammary Paget's disease.
Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy
A fact sheet that describes the process of eliminating the blood supply to tumors. Lists the cancers in which this approach is being tested.
Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that provides an overview of how the immune system functions and describes the actions of biological therapies.
Biological Therapy
An introduction to biological therapy to help patients prepare to receive it for cancer treatment or managing side effects.
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that defines the different types of radiation therapy and discusses scientific advances that improve the effectiveness of this treatment.
Targeted Cancer Therapies
This NCI fact sheet describes targeted cancer therapies, which are drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells) and tumor growth.
Cancer Vaccines
A fact sheet about cancer vaccines, which are intended either to treat existing cancers (therapeutic vaccines) or to prevent the development of cancer (prophylactic vaccines).
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