Welcome to our breast cancer awareness page

This page is dedicated to information about breast cancer, This is a huge topic and I hope you will gain knowledge from all the articles we have written on the subject.

We have included a short clip from each of our articles, if you click on the title of the article of interest you will be taken to the full article page located within our site (opens a new page for easy navigation)

3 day cancer event br This annual event is sponsored by foundations, to name a few, Avon foundation, Susan G. Kommen....more

About Breast Cancer
Previously only female species were observed effected by this disease but in the recent years it is found that some of the males are also falling prey to breast cancer....more

Advanced
Women with a family history of the disease are encouraged to be in continual process of visual and manual examination....more

Alternative Treatment
Failure of treatments lead to the discovery of alternatives in the field. The combination of complementary and alternative therapies....more

Awareness
It has become a common phenomenon among the women especially after the age of 40 as there are several changes in the body that can lead to this....more

Chemotherapy
The treatment is not continuous there is a pattern of cycles that is followed that includes the period of recovery and response....more

Cure
The immune system of the person is the best system that helps in the survival of the person. The power of healing one self is considered to be the best and it is natural....more

Detection
At the age of 20, monthly self-examination should be performed. At the age of 20-39, clinical check ups should be done in every two or three years and at the age of 39 and above, clinical check ups should be carried out in every year....more

Diagnosis
A lot can be said about a lump—the size, the texture, and whether it moves easily....more

Drug
There are a variety of treatment options available these days, with advancement and research in the field....more

Foundation
This disease can considered to be a curse for every women species in this universe. To fight with this curse many medical organizations are coming up with awareness camps....more

Jewelry
There are many types of jewelry that indicates awareness among the people....more

Pin
Spreading awareness among the people, so as to have an early detection is the only way to make the society free from the claws of this dreaded disease....more

Radiation Therapy
Radiation behaves pretty much like light, but it has much more energy, and is invisible to the human eye. In radiation therapy, high-energy beams of radiation are to be focused on the breast....more

Radiation Treatment
There are basic three types of radiation treatments:

1. External beam Radiation 2. Internal beam Radiation 3. Intra- operative Radiation ....more

Research
The exact cause of breast cancer is however yet unknown but the experts in this related field are continuously working towards getting into the roots of this dreaded disease....more

Ribbon
There are many people and organizations who are working for the awareness cause and this is where the role of the ribbon as symbolizor of awareness....more

Surgery Many a time the surgeon takes out the affected lymph nodes form the area to examine it in presence of cancer cells. This gives him an additional edge in deciding the nature of your treatment....more

Symptoms
It is important for all females to know the symptoms of this dreaded disease....more

Tamoxifen
A drug commonly known as tamoxifen or nolvadex, when injected reduces or stops the effect of a female hormone known as estrogen in the body....more

Treatment
Medical science today has come up with not one or two but a variety of treatment options according to the stage and nature of the disease....more

Wrist Band
Today one can find quite a lot of varieties in the market and can choose according to their need and budget. One can choose from some of the attractive and eye catching colors and designs like pink, yellow etc....more