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Breast Cancer Center

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. It also develops in men, although rarely. Screening methods include mammograms and breast self-examination. Treatment options include lumpectomy or mastectomy with breast reconstruction. Breast cancer may involve reproduction issues because it can strike during the childbearing years.

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TODAY anchor Meredith Vieira reports on three women who stuck together and went through with this preventive surgery due to their family's long history of cancer.

Breast Cancer: Fact vs. Fiction

Dr. Susan Love and Dr. Nancy Snyderman debunk breast cancer myths and discuss the latest medical research on TODAY.

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