Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Cancer Information Summaries « English « Patients « B
To Learn More About Breast Cancer
For more information from the National Cancer Institute about breast cancer, see the following:
- Breast Cancer Home Page
- What You Need to Know About™ Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Prevention
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Understanding Cancer Series: Gene Testing
- Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk: It’s Your Choice
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
- Preventive Mastectomy: Questions and Answers
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Questions and Answers
For general cancer information and other resources from the National Cancer Institute, see the following:
- What You Need to Know About™ Cancer - An Overview
- Understanding Cancer Series: Cancer
- Staging: Questions and Answers
- Chemotherapy and You: Support for People With Cancer
- Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People With Cancer
- Coping with Cancer
- Support and Resources
- Cancer Library
- Information For Survivors/Caregivers/Advocates
This record was last updated on August 1st, 2008.
About the PDQ Cancer Information Summaries from the National Cancer Institute
PDQ (Physician Data Query) is a comprehensive cancer database published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It contains peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine; a registry of cancer clinical trials; and directories of physicians, professionals who provide genetics services, and organizations that provide cancer care.
The PDQ Cancer Information Summaries are peer reviewed and updated monthly by six editorial boards comprised of specialists in adult treatment, pediatric treatment, supportive care, screening and prevention, genetics, and complementary and alternative medicine. The Boards review current literature from more than 70 biomedical journals, evaluate its relevance, and synthesize it into clear summaries. Many of the summaries are also available in Spanish.
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