Breast Cancer

 

Breast cancer is cancer that starts in the breast tissue.

 

 

 

Breast cancer- what you should know
A summary of the signs and symptoms, advice on how to check your breasts and an overview on how breast cancer is diagnosed and treated.

Risk factors
Read about the factors that can increase or reduce your risk of breast cancer.
Breast cancer symptoms
Information on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer , how to check your breasts and what to do if you find something.
Preventing breast cancer
We can take steps to reduce our breast cancer risk. Read more here.
How to check your breasts
Find out what to look and feel for.
Diagnosing breast cancer
Find out about seeing your GP, referral to a specialist and tests you might have.
Your breasts
Find out about the structure of the breasts and about the lymphatic glands.
Inflammatory breast cancer
This page has information about diagnosis, treatment and side effects.

Other breast cancer resources.

To download our breast cancer information, click here.

To download Advice and Exercises Following Breast Surgery please click here.

To download Understanding Breast Changes, please click here.

To download a free infographic poster about breast cancer click here.

To ask a Marie Keating Nurse a specific question, please click here.