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Breast Cancer in women

  • Overview
  • Discovery of breast cancer
    • Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
    • How breast cancer affects you
    • Ideas about causes of breast cancer
  • Surgery for breast cancer
    • Breast conserving surgery, lumpectomy or wide local excision
    • Mastectomy
    • Making treatment choices for breast cancer
    • Breast reconstruction after breast cancer
    • Choosing not to have breast reconstruction
  • Information and support for breast cancer
    • Finding information about breast cancer
    • Sources of support for breast cancer
    • Support groups for breast cancer
  • Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for breast cancer
    • Chemotherapy for breast cancer
    • Radiotherapy for breast cancer
  • Hormonal therapy for breast cancer
    • Hormonal (Endocrine) Therapy: SERMs (Tamoxifen)
    • Aromatase inhibitors: Arimidex (anastrozole), Aromasin (exemestane) and Femara (letrozole)
    • Luteinising hormone blockers: Zoladex (Goserelin)
    • Ovarian ablation (removing or shutting down the ovaries)
  • Biological therapy (targeted therapy) for breast cancer
    • Biological (targeted) therapy: Herceptin (trastuzumab, Herzuma, Ontruzant)
  • Living with breast cancer
    • How breast cancer affects families
    • How breast cancer affects others
    • Lymphoedema and breast cancer
    • Complementary approaches for breast cancer
    • Body image and breast cancer
    • Prostheses (artificial breasts)
    • Relationships and sex after breast cancer
    • Living with breast cancer
    • Messages to others about breast cancer
  • People's Profiles
    • Women 30 - 49
    • Women 50 - 69
    • Women 70 and Over
    • Women Under 30
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Breast Cancer in women

Resources and Information

Breast Cancer Now
breastcancernow.org
An organisation set up to fighting breast cancer through research and awareness. The site contains information on breast cancer and information on its research programme.

See also our general resources on Cancer, General health and medicine, Mental health and wellbeing and Practical matters.

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