Breast Cancer Medical Reference

WebMD explores precision treatments for breast cancer.

You have early breast cancer with lymph node involvement and you’re worried about recurrence. Learn what role lymph node involvement plays in treatment, prognosis, and recurrence risk.

You’ve been diagnosed with HR+/HER2- breast cancer and want to understand what a survival rate is and how you’ll fare with your disease. Here's what you need to know.

These steps may lower your chances of breast cancer returning.

Your breast cancer pathology report is packed with important information, but it can be a bit overwhelming if you’ve never seen one before. Here are some tips and tricks to breaking down your pathology report.

Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer? What you need to know about getting a second opinion and why.

Both lumpectomies and mastectomies can help treat breast cancer in people with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-negative breast cancer. But which one is right for you can depend on many factors.

Breast cancer treatment side effects can affect your quality of life. Learn the most common signs of when you may want to consider changing your breast cancer treatments because of side effects.

You want the most effective treatment for your breast cancer. Learn how molecular diagnostics can guide your doctors toward a treatment that works best for your tumor.

When treatment doesn’t kill all the cancerous cells in your breast, cancer can come back. When it shows up in the pleura, the lining of your lungs, doctors call this pleural metastasis.

Culturally competent health care is about your team understanding where you come from, your values, and how to tailor care plans accordingly. Learn how you can find and build a culturally competent breast cancer care team.

Learn how your menopausal status may affect your breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and symptoms, and how to get the help you need when you have hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Learn which therapies are newly approved for early-stage breast cancer, and which ones are coming down the research pipeline.

Are you questioning your breast cancer treatment plan? What to know if you are rethinking it.

Worries about recurrence are normal during or after breast cancer treatment. Learn more about your recurrence risk and how the right treatment plan can help to lower it.

A guide to make sense of your breast cancer treatment journey, including how both standard and newer, emerging therapies fit in

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You are a vital part of your HR+/HER2- breast cancer health care team. Learn how to advocate for yourself in the doctor’s office and beyond.

Your treatment for HR+/HER2- breast cancer with mutations may cause side effects. Here’s how to manage them.

Your HR+/HER2- breast cancer genetic mutations can make a difference in which treatments your doctor recommends. Find out how to be an active part of that decision.

What options do you have for treatment when your HR+/HER2- breast cancer has genetic mutations? Find out the latest treatments for these cancers.

Your hormone receptor status, HER2 status, and genetic mutations all play a part in your breast cancer makeup and treatment options.

Datroway is an antibody drug conjugate. Here’s how it treats breast cancer.

After mastectomy, you can choose from saline breast implants or silicone gel implants. Learn the benefits and risks of each.

A pathology report is an important tool in diagnosing early breast cancer. Find out what’s in it and how the information guides your treatment.

A breast cancer second opinion can reassure you about your diagnosis and treatment or provide other options for care. Learn how to get a second opinion.

With so many breast cancer treatment options available now, it can be hard to choose what's right for you. Here's what you need to know.

Breast Cancer: Treatment by Stage

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Kinase inhibitors can help you live longer with HR+ breast cancer. Find out what they do, when they’re used, and what side effects they can cause.

Endocrine therapy will likely be part of your treatment plan if you have HR+ breast cancer. Find out about the different options.

Biologics have changed the game when it comes to breast cancer treatment. But what are they and who can benefit?

Trodelvy is a targeted cancer therapy. Here’s how it treats breast cancer.

Kisqali is a kinase inhibitor. Here’s how it treats breast cancer.

Orserdu is a targeted hormone therapy. Here’s how it treats breast cancer

Verzenio is a kinase inhibitor. Here’s how it treats metastatic breast cancer.

Verzenio is a kinase inhibitor. Here’s how it treats early breast cancer.

Ibrance is an oral kinase inhibitor. Here’s how it treats breast cancer.

Enhertu is an antibody-drug conjugate. Here’s how it treats HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer.

Truqap is a targeted therapy. Here’s how it treats breast cancer.

You’ll get a better understanding of treatment options when you know the things that guide your doctor’s recommendations. Learn about what they consider.

Learn about your treatment options for early stage II and III HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Treatment for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer includes more than cancer drugs. Learn how to care for your whole body when you have mTNBC.

A breast cancer survivor and two oncologists guide you through a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer, from surgery to aftercare.

After breast cancer treatment, lifestyle changes and medications can reduce the risk that cancer will come back. Learn what you can do.

If you have breast cancer and are considering participating in a clinical trial, there can be advantages and drawbacks. Learn about trial safety and more.

Participating in a cancer treatment trial can benefit you and other people with the same condition. Find out more to see whether it might be right for you.

It's important to follow up breast cancer treatment with proper care. Find out what you'll need.

You'll face some changes as you deal with breast cancer. Learn about things you can do to help yourself feel better and make the most of your energy.