Breast Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Breast Cancer; Breast Cancer Treatment; Male Breast Cancer Treatment; and Breast Cancer and Pregnancy Treatment are also available. Ductal carcinoma in si...

Breast Cancer Treatment
... In inflammatory breast cancer, the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm. The redness and warmth occur because the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin. The skin of the breast may al...

Mammograms
... A mammogram is a test that is done to look for any abnormalities, or problems, with a woman's breasts. The test uses a special x-ray machine to take pictures of both breasts. The results are recor...

Preguntas Frecuentes Acerca de las Mamografías
... Una mamografía es un examen que se hace para buscar anomalías, o problemas, en los senos de una mujer. El examen utiliza una máquina especial de rayos x para tomar imágenes de ambos senos. Los resulta...

FDA Sets Higher Standards for Mammography
... by Carol Lewis Janie Pfefferkorn knows all too well the value of having a mammogram. She believes the procedure saved her life. "I owe a great deal to the American Cancer Society for educating me...