Breast cancer types include IDC, ILC, HR+, HER2-positive, and triple-negative, each with distinct characteristics and treatment implications. Staging from 0 to IV helps determine treatment plans and ...

Marla Anderson, MD, FACS, is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in the surgical treatment of breast disease. Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts growing in the breast tissue.

Using a novel method to analyze tumor growth rates, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have provided the most in-depth assessment to date of how fast breast cancers grow in patients and how ...

Age: Risk increases with advancing age; only 9% of breast cancers occur in women younger than 45, and the average age of a patient with breast cancer is 62. Reproductive factors: Early menarche, ...

Diagnosing breast cancer often begins with abnormal findings on a screening mammogram. A doctor will order one or more diagnostic tests and procedures to confirm a breast cancer diagnosis. Breast ...

A novel prognostic staging system predicted survival for patients with breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), addressing an unmet need, researchers reported. One of the benefits of ...

Breast cancer in young women is driven by more aggressive molecular and epidemiologic features and requires age-specific, multidisciplinary management that balances oncologic goals with fertility ...