A wide variety of alternative breast cancer treatments exist today.  While “alternative” treatments are defined as practices that replace traditional treatments, most breast cancer patients use them in combination with conventional medicine.  Generally, alternative treatments are not acknowledged by the medical community as standard medical practices and therefore, many patients do not inform their doctors [...]

Women who have received a diagnosis for breast cancer usually follow some sort of treatment to cure it or at least keep it under control. The best breast cancer treatment option depends on several factors, such as the location and size of the tumor, the stage of the disease and the results of laboratory tests. [...]

Chemotherapy along with surgery is traditionally the most common form of treatment for breast cancer. However, recently, holistic treatments have become more popular. The reasons for this are many, but the usually, it is because the patient doesn’t want to endure chemotherapy or surgery, or feels there is a better way to combat the disease. [...]

Cancer is a deadly disease that affects our romantic relationships. It affects the level of intimacy between two spouses. It might be because of the side effects of chemotherapy or rejection from the patient’s spouse. May be your breasts were major part of making love. Whether they are part of you or removed you can [...]

Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lifetime; incredibly, it is estimated that just over a million people throughout the world – women and men alike – will be diagnosed during this year alone. Just as incredibly, in this same year, nearly 43,000 people will die in the United States. The statistics are [...]