• Breast Cancer Information and Types of Breast Cancer
• Introduction
• Risk Factors
• Prevention and Lifestyle Factors
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Prognosis

Highlights

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

• Most guidelines recommend annual mammograms for women starting at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women at average risk for breast cancer have mammograms once every 2 years beginning at age 50.
• Women at high risk for breast cancer because of BRCA mutations, family history, or other factors, should have an MRI along with a mammogram every year.

Hormone Therapy Guidelines

In 2010, the American Society of Clinical Oncology...