We teach you about breast cancer and your chance of developing it. We outline when to begin screening mammograms and how to reduce your risk for developing cancer.
CourseBreast Cancer Basics
Breast Cancer Basics Course
Our 12 videos (below) cover the basics of breast cancer and the steps ahead to treat it. Our video lessons will teach you to be an expert in the key concepts of breast cancer.
We teach you about the steps needed to diagnose and effectively treat your breast cancer. Know what comes next in your breast cancer journey.
We teach you how to understand the risk to your life from your breast cancer. Ask your breast cancer specialists about the specific threat for your unique cancer situation.
We teach you about image guided, minimally invasive breast biopsies. Make sure to ask your physician to call you with the results and get a copy of your pathology report.
We teach you how invasive breast cancer can threaten your life and guide you to the key information you need to know to get the best possible treatment.
We teach you about DCIS and how it is treated. This pre-cancerous problem is also a risk factor for developing invasive cancer and is linked to the BRCA genetic mutation.
We teach you how "stage" and "type of breast cancer" is determined. Learn how stage can guide treatment decisions.
We teach you why it is important to get copies of your pathology reports and how to understand the information they contain about your breast cancer.
We teach you to about breast cancer tumor receptors and why they are important in your breast cancer treatment. Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are based on your receptor pattern.
We teach you why HER2-positive breast cancers are more threatening and educate you about new therapies such as targeted immunotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy.