Breast Cancer—Health Professional Version

Get detailed information on breast cancer treatment, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, in this summary for clinicians.

Get detailed information on the incidence, outcomes, risk factors, and treatment of pediatric fibroadenoma, phyllodes tumor, and breast cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Get detailed information about clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of early, locally advanced, and metastatic male breast cancer in this summary for clinicians.

Learn about the incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy, as well as the effect a history of breast cancer can have on future pregnancies and children.

Find a list of treatment clinical trials for breast cancer and use filters to refine the results.

This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for breast cancer. The list includes generic names, brand names, and common drug combinations, which are shown in capital letters.

Learn about types of hormone therapy, when and why it’s given, common side effects, and more.

Learn about the different types of surgeries used to treat breast cancer.

Get detailed information on breast cancer risk factors and prevention strategies, including chemoprevention and risk-reducing surgery, in this expert-reviewed summary.

A fact sheet that provides statistics about a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer and information about breast cancer risk factors.

A fact sheet that describes what is known about the relationship between pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, fertility treatment and the risk of cancer.

A fact sheet that describes mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, two risk-reducing surgeries that may be used to reduce the risks of breast and ovarian cancers in people at very high risk; the situations in which they may be considered; and nonsurgical options.

Find a list of breast cancer prevention clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.

Use the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT), also known as the Gail Model, to estimate a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.

Get detailed information on breast cancer screening, including mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and the potential benefits and harms of screening tests, in this summary for clinicians.

Learn more about mammograms and when to get them.

Find a list of breast cancer screening clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.

Get detailed information on the genetics of breast and gynecologic cancers, including BRCA1/BRCA2, Lynch syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, and other hereditary cancer syndromes, in this clinician summary.

Get comprehensive information on BRCA1 and BRCA2 and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, including cancer risks, screening, risk reduction, treatment, and prognosis, in this clinician summary.

Get comprehensive information on the PALB2 gene, including associated cancer risks, screening, risk reduction, treatment, and prognosis, in this clinician summary.

What to know about the cancer risks of, and genetic testing for, mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

Get detailed information on cancer genetics risk assessment and genetic counseling, including family history, hereditary cancer syndromes, genetic testing, and its ethical, legal, and social implications, in this clinician summary.