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lacks are less likely than whites to develop breast cancer but are more likely to die from it, doctors have long known. Blacks also are diagnosed at younger ages and at later stages of disease

Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and was discussed at a breast cancer conference in San Antonio Thursday. It was based on a recent report by the National Cancer Institute that showed a 7 percent drop in new cases of breast cancer between July 2002 and August 2003

Singer Kylie Minogue joins a group of celebrity women who have battled breast cancer and won.The statistics can be overwhelming: Every 13 minutes, a woman dies from breast cancer.

rgOctober 4, 2007 8:58:38 AM PDT1 commentFONT SIZE EMAILPRINTSHARE RSSQuestion: Do oral contraceptives or birth control pills increase my risk for breast cancer?Dr. Marisa Weiss answers the question: Birth Control Pills & Breast Cancer Risk?Answer: Most studies show that taking birth control pills does not increase your risk for breast cancer.

Gordon Schwartz answers the question: After Mastectomy, How to Find Cancer?Answer: Every woman who has been treated for breast cancer should establish a lifelong relationship with a physician. It can be her primary care physician, it can be one of her treating physicians, medical oncologist, surgical oncologist, radiation therapist or it can be her gynecologist.

In this low estrogen environment, the breast cancer is very clever. What it does is expand the number of locks -- the estrogen receptors -- inside the tumor so it can capture these very, very small levels of estrogen.

Craig Jordan answers the question: What does positive receptor mean?Answer: If the breast cancer is hormone receptor-positive, this would mean that there has been the detection of the estrogen receptor, or the progesterone receptor, or both of these, inside that particular tumor. This means that there is a high probability that that tumor, and any of the cancer that has spread from the original tumor, will respond to anti-hormonal therapy -- therapies that stop estrogen working.

Jay Brooks answers the question: What Tests Show If My Cancer Has Spread?Answer: Tests for determining whether or not breast cancers have spread usually consist of tests such as CAT scans, PET scans, MRIs. The use of testing depends on the stage at which someone is diagnosed

Gordon Schwartz answers: How Do Invasive and In Situ Breast Cancer Differ?Answer: Invasive breast cancer is the classic type of cancer that we've been dealing with for several thousand years, really. It is the type of malignant cell that can spread to other places in the body where, what is called metastasized, and thereby do further damage to the patient

Harold Burstein answers: What Will Happen if I Don't Treat Breast Cancer?Answer: Well, the hope for women with early stage breast cancer is that by using surgery and radiation therapy and, where appropriate, chemotherapy and hormonal treatments, that we can help prevent the cancer from coming back. And each of those therapies has been studied in very well-controlled clinical studies and shown to be valuable for many women.

Breast Surgeon, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Professor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityOctober 3, 2007 4:51:40 PM PDTPost a CommentFONT SIZE EMAILPRINTSHARE RSSQuestion: What can help me with my decision making related to breast cancer treatment options?Dr. Gordon Schwartz answers: How Do I Choose the Best Cancer Treatment Option?Answer: Well, probably the most important thing that anyone can do to help with the decision is to have a conversation or dialogue with your physician.

Anderson Cancer CenterOctober 3, 2007 4:51:28 PM PDTPost a CommentFONT SIZE EMAILPRINTSHARE RSSQuestion: Should I take any vitamins or herbs, or follow a special diet during my treatments for breast cancer?Dietician Sally Scroggs answers: Is There a Special Diet for Breast Cancer?Answer: Well, the special diet that you would want to follow would certainly include a balanced intake where you're getting the nutrients that you need, because the treatment is certainly a stress on your body -- whether it's chemotherapy treatment, whether it's surgery, whether it's radiation, or a combination of all of those. These put a special requirement on your body.

Gordon Schwartz answers: What To Do Next When Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?Answer: It's very important that women understand that a considerable time can elapse between the diagnosis of breast cancer and the treatment of that breast cancer and nothing bad will happen to the patient. That's why we have talked so much about getting second opinions, doing other things that will help a woman become comfortable in her choices.

Lee Breast Center, USC/Norris Cancer Hospital; Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern CaliforniaOctober 3, 2007 4:49:41 PM PDTPost a CommentFONT SIZE EMAILPRINTSHARE RSSQuestion: Should I get a second opinion concerning my breast cancer from another doctor, and if so, when?Dr. Melvin Silverstein answers: When To Get a Second Opinion on Breast Cancer?Answer: Second opinions are very valuable.

Susan Love's Breast BookOctober 3, 2007 4:48:45 PM PDT1 commentFONT SIZE EMAILPRINTSHARE RSSQuestion: What can I do to ensure that I get quality care for my breast cancer?Dr. Susan Love answers the question: How can I ensure good breast cancer care?Answer: The most important thing you can do when you're first diagnosed with breast cancer is take a deep breath and not rush into anything.

This is the situation of about one-fourth of the 175,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S.

ow cancer-free and having split from French actor and international hottie Olivier Martinez, Minogue spoke out this month in the British edition of Glamour magazine about her body image, cancer recovery and her desire to have a family.Minogue told Glamour that she has been through an emotional roller coaster with treatment for breast cancer.

Welcome to the ABC News OnCall+ Breast Cancer Center. Here you'll find specific answers to hundreds of questions on every aspect of breast cancer.

My name is Kristie Naines and I was diagnosed with breast cancer four-and-a-half years ago. I was wondering, what role does heredity play in being diagnosed with breast cancer?Answer from Len Lichtenfeld, M

The FDA has reviewed the use of these compounds and to date has not found a direct correlation of their use and the risk of breast cancer.RelatedABC News OnCall+ Breast Cancer Home PageAdditional Breast Cancer ResourcesThere is a research article posted on the FDA web site regarding this topic: http://www