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...Oophorectomy is a surgical procedure where the ovaries are removed. It is also called ovarian ablation. The ovaries are 2 small glands that are part of the reproductive system. They...

...Susan was diagnosed with MBC de Novo in August 2013. Mets were found in her spine and ribs. In addition to her treatment plan, she’s had radiation for the mets...

...Lymph node dissection is a surgical procedure in which several lymph nodes are removed from the underarm. This is also called an axillary lymph node dissection. The nodes are examined...

...Local therapy refers to treatments that focus on breast cancer in a specific area without impacting the entire body. In contrast, systemic treatments treat the whole body. This means they...

...Breast cancer is a serious disease, particularly when it is diagnosed in advanced stages. While there are many similarities among different populations with breast cancer, there are unique circumstances and...

...Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Black women. In 2016, the American Cancer Society estimated there would be 30,700 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in Black women...

...Doctors use “stages” to talk about cancer, including breast cancer. Each stage describes how large a tumor is, and if the cancer has spread, how far. Stages are used to...

...Reconstructive surgery is a type of plastic surgery that is used to rebuild the shape of the breast tissue. It may be performed at the time of the initial breast...

...Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes a wide collection of healing methods and practices that are non-traditional. Many people use CAM along with mainstream medical treatment to help relieve symptoms...

...Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The most common sites where breast cancer metastasizes to include: Because MBC is in...

...Radiation therapy is a type of local treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells in a specific area. Cancer cells multiply rapidly and are more susceptible...

...Lupron Depot (leuprolide acetate) is a type of hormone therapy that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat endometriosis, fibroids, central precocious puberty (Lupron Depot-PED®)...

...Zoladex (goserelin) is a hormone therapy used to treat advanced breast cancer in both premenopausal and perimenopausal people with breast cancer that is hormone receptor-positive (HR+). It is also used to treat...

...Immunotherapy is a type of systemic treatment that aims to boost a person's own immune system to fight cancer. Systemic treatments work by treating the whole body. Normally, the body’s...

...Chemotherapy is a type of systemic treatment in which drugs are used to kill cancer cells. Systemic treatments work by treating the whole body. Chemotherapy drugs may be used in...

...Some women with advanced breast cancer may want to consider clinical trials as a treatment option. Clinical trials are a type of medical research in which new treatments are studied...

...Advanced breast cancer – a term that encompasses both locally advanced breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer. Axillary lymph nodes – the lymph nodes found under the arm. Axillary lymph...

...Breast cancer may first appear as changes to the skin of the breast. Changes to the skin may appear as: Any changes to the breast tissue, including changes to the...