Breast Disorders

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• Breast Cancer
  • What is breast cancer?
  • What causes breast cancer?
  • What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
  • How can doctors tell if I have breast cancer?
    • If you don't have symptoms
    • If you have symptoms
    • After breast cancer is diagnosed
    • Breast cancer stages
  • How do doctors treat breast cancer?
    • Surgery
    • Radiation therapy
    • Chemotherapy
    • Hormone-blocking medicines
    • After breast cancer treatment
    • What if treatment doesn't work?

• Breast Infection and Breast Abscess
  • What are breast infections and breast abscesses?
  • What are the symptoms of a breast infection?
  • What causes breast infections?
  • How do doctors treat a breast infection or breast abscess?

• Breast Lumps
  • What are breast lumps?
  • What causes breast lumps?
  • When should I go to the doctor for a breast lump?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat breast lumps?

• Fibrocystic Changes of the Breast
  • What are fibrocystic changes?
  • What are the symptoms of fibrocystic change?
  • How do doctors treat fibrocystic changes?

• Nipple Discharge
  • What is nipple discharge?
  • What causes nipple discharge?
  • When should I go to a doctor for nipple discharge?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat nipple discharge?