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About This Booklet
This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet is about cancer* of the breast. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States (other than skin cancer). Each year in the United States, more than 192,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Breast cancer also develops in men. Each year, about 2,000 men in this country learn they have breast cancer. Most information in this booklet applies to both women and men with breast cancer.
You can get more specific information about breast cancer in men on the NCI Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast and from the NCI Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
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This booklet tells about diagnosis, treatment choices by stage, breast reconstruction, and follow-up care. It also describes how to take part in research studies. Learning about medical care for breast cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your care.
This booklet has lists of questions that you may want to ask your doctor. Many people find it helpful to take a list of questions to a doctor visit. To help remember what your doctor says, you may want to take notes. You may also want to have a family member or friend go with you when you talk with the doctor--to take notes, ask questions, or just listen.
For the latest information about breast cancer, please visit our Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast. Also, the NCI Cancer Information Service can answer your questions about breast cancer. We can also send you NCI booklets and fact sheets. Call 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) or instant message us through the LiveHelp service at http://www.cancer.gov/help.
*Words in italics are in the Dictionary. The Dictionary explains these terms. It also shows how to pronounce them.
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