What Do You Know About Breast Cancer?
True or false: Most of the lumps women find when checking their breasts aren’t cancerous.
This section contains a wide range of educational articles, calculators, quizzes and risk assessments for middle-aged women. To find a specific topic quickly and easily, use the search function at the top of the page. Just type in the name of the topic you are interested in and explore the results.
Uterine Sarcoma: Introduction
in Health Library, In Full Stride, ResourcesRead on for a helpful overview of uterine sarcoma.
Breast Cancer: Hormone Therapy
in Health Library, In Full Stride, ResourcesFor some types of breast cancer, hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone, can also cause breast cancer cells to grow. In these cases, hormone therapy is used to help prevent the growth, spread, and recurrence of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer: Risk Factors
in Health Library, In Full Stride, ResourcesA look at specific things that may increase your chance of having breast cancer.
Breast Cancer: Radiation Therapy
in Health Library, In Full Stride, ResourcesRadiation therapy is a breast cancer treatment choice that often uses X-rays to kill cancer cells. There are several ways to give radiation therapy to the breast cancer cells.
Breast Cancer: Treatment Choices
in Health Library, In Full Stride, ResourcesThe good news is that breast cancer can be treated successfully. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or any combination of these. Here’s a closer look at each.