Conquering Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply without control or order to form a tumor. The most common form of breast cancer begins in cells lining the ducts that carry milk to the nipple (ductal cancer). Other forms of breast cancer begin in the glands that produce milk (lobular cancer) or in other parts of the breast.

Early breast cancer usually does not cause pain and may exhibit no noticeable symptoms. As the cancer progresses, signs and sy...