Types of Breast Cancer

Phyllodes tumors explained, including whether they are cancer, how they are graded as benign, borderline or malignant, and how they are treated.

Papillary breast cancer explained in plain words, including how this rare type grows, who it usually affects, and how treatment is planned.

Tubular breast cancer explained in plain words, including how this rare, slow growing type is found, treated, and its generally careful outlook.

Medullary breast cancer explained in plain words, including how this rare type looks, how it is diagnosed, and how treatment is usually planned.

Mucinous breast cancer explained in plain words, including how this rare type grows, who it usually affects, and how treatment is planned.

Lobular carcinoma in situ explained in plain words, including why it is not cancer itself, how it raises future risk, and how doctors monitor it.

Benign breast lumps explained, including common harmless types, how doctors tell them apart from cancer, and when a biopsy is used to be sure.

Recurrent breast cancer explained with care, including signs the cancer has come back, how doctors check, and the treatment choices that may follow.

Learn about breast cancer in younger women, why it can be found later, common signs, genetic links, and what to discuss with your doctor.

Learn how to read a breast cancer pathology report, what grade, receptors, and margins mean, and which questions to ask your doctor.

Learn what breast cancer stages 0 to 4 mean, how doctors work out a stage, and how stage helps guide treatment choices in the United States.

Learn what metastatic breast cancer means, where it can spread, how it is treated as a long term condition, and how people live with it.