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Breast Cancer

Heather, a breast cancer survivor, describes her experience with the Breast Care Center at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center

Please note: Information about breast cancer in men can be found here.

Definition

Breast cancer is the third leading cause of death for women in the U.S. The good news is that breast cancer is a disease that can be treated and cured. Finding the cancer cells early and doing the right treatment has lowered the death rate from breast cancer in the last 20 years. Treatment for breast cancer includes surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and endocrine/anti-hormone therapy.

Getting Diagnosed / Treatment

Most of patients with breast cancer are treated in the Breast Care Clinic. Learn more:

• the Breast Care Clinic
• Make an Appointment
• View the list of Breast Care Clinic physicians -on the UMHS website

There are two other clinics that treat breast cancer patients:

• the Breast & Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation Clinic
  some forms of breast cancer have a genetic component and this clinic helps women define their risk. Read more here



• the Breast Wellness Clinic
  provides coordinated mammography and clinical breast examination for women who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer and have completed their treatments at the U-M, or are at increased risk for developing breast cancer. Read more here

Further Information:

The Breast Oncology Research Program coordinates research and treatment efforts to provide outstanding care to those diagnosed with breast cancer.

Further Reading on Breast Cancer

Make an appointment for a mammogramp

Breast Wellness Clinic

Breast Cancer Detectionp

Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation Program

Stem Cells in Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
from the Engage Web site

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