Learn about treatment and prognosis for early breast cancer.| Susan G. Komen®
Your pathology report contains the information that describes your breast cancer diagnosis.| Susan G. Komen®
DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) is a non-invasive breast cancer. Learn about treatment for DCIS.| Susan G. Komen®
Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Watch our Mission Moment webinar, Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer. Read our fact sheet on invasive lobular breast cancer. What is invasive lobular breast cancer? Invasive lobular cancer or infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC) is invasive breast cancer that begins in the lobules of the breast. The lobules are small, round sacs in […]| Susan G. Komen®
Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the entire breast. There are 2 main types of mastectomy: total (simple) and modified radical. Learn more.| Susan G. Komen®
Find out who’s at higher risk of developing breast cancer and learn about special breast cancer screening recommendations for women at higher risk.| Susan G. Komen®
Breast cancer prognostic factors that affect survival and help guide treatment include: lymph node status, tumor size, estrogen receptor status, and more.| Susan G. Komen®
Learn how breast cancer is staged and the stages of breast cancer.| Susan G. Komen®
Hormone receptor status and HER2 status are the main factors in planning breast cancer treatment.| Susan G. Komen®
For Wisconsin mom of three and firefighter Bizzy Smith, 2022 was a whirlwind of emotions, beginning with receiving the call that she and her best friend and fellow firefighter Sunny Pulver had been cast as a team on season 36 of “The Amazing Race.” The year would end with her struggling for a diagnosis for the lumps in her left breast.| Susan G. Komen®