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BREAST CANCER
Featured ArticleCaregiving for a Loved One with Breast Cancer By Susan M. Love, M.D. and M. Ellen Mahoney, M.D., F.A.C.S. Many of us will care for someone with breast cancer at some point in our lives. Nearly one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her life and nearly 80% of new cases occur in women over age 50. Breast cancer, a malignant growth that forms in breast tissue, is generally discovered by the individual or a physician through a physical exam, a mammogram, or an ultrasound. Read more Caregiving for a Loved One with Breast Cancer By Susan M. Love, M.D. and M. Ellen Mahoney, M.D., F.A.C.S. Many of us will care for someone with breast cancer at some point in our lives. Nearly one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her life and nearly 80% of new cases occur in women over age 50. Breast cancer, a malignant growth that forms in breast tissue, is generally discovered by the individual or a physician through a physical exam, a mammogram, or an ultrasound. Read more
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