Breast Cancer in women

• Overview
• Discovery
  • Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
  • How breast cancer affects you
  • Ideas about causes of breast cancer
• Surgery
  • 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
  • Finding information about breast cancer
  • Sources of support for breast cancer
  • Support groups for breast cancer
• Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
  • Chemotherapy for breast cancer
  • Radiotherapy for breast cancer
• Hormonal therapy
  • Hormonal (Endocrine) Therapy: 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)
  • Herceptin (trastuzumab)
• Living with breast cancer
  • How breast cancer affects families
  • How it 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