About Breast Cancer

What Is Breast Cancer?

• A brief history of breast cancer

Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

While the exact cause of breast cancer is still unknown, certain lifestyle patterns have been shown to reduce the odds of being diagnosed with breast  cancer.

• Main risk factors for breast cancer
• Avoid obesity
• Enjoy anti-cancer foods
• Use our nutrition switch list
• Manage your estrogen
• Know your genetic risk
• Try Dr. Oz’s anti-cancer diet

Things That Don’t Cause Breast Cancer

• The major breast cancer myths
• Bras

Breast Cancer Early Detection Methods

The Maurer Foundation believes in the 3-pronged approach to early detection:

• Mammogram
  • Videos: Your First Mammogram
• Breast self-examination (BSE)
• Clinical breast exam

Advanced Detection Methods For Breast Cancer

These are the tests that are often performed if a clinical breast exam or mammogram comes back inconclusive or abnormal.

• Breast MRI
• Breast Ultrasound