Hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy, alone or in combination, are standard breast cancer treatments. We believe breast cancer patients who are educated about their disease can benefit, not only in terms of dealing with their symptoms and treatments, but also their attitude and outlook. Created by physicians, Breast Cancer Health was designed to improve the lives of people undergoing treatment and long-term breast cancer survivors.
When estimating the baseline risk of a healthy woman developing breast cancer, the statistic often quoted is 1 out of 8. This often leads to much anxiety, since a 12.5% risk of developing cancer is frighteningly high. However, this is a cumulative risk over one's lifetime, and half of this risk actually occurs after a woman reaches the age of 65 years.
