Where Can I Get Information On Breast Cancer?

Breast Cancer is no doubt a very dangerous kind of a cancer.It is not an uncommon thing in today's world though. Many women suffer from it and recover too with the help of proper treatment.

The exact causes of breast cancer have still not been thoroughly discovered but some of the causes that have been found out through research are:

- Having had this cancer previously

- Consuming large quantities of alcohol
- being overweight

- Taking contraceptive pills

- Those women who experience their period early or have menopause at a very late stage can get this cancer

- Women who do not have children have a greater chance of getting breast cancer than women who have children.

These are just some of the causes i have mentioned. You can find long lists on the internet or in books.

Some of the websites that will definitely be helpful in finding out more information about this disease are as follows:

www.nationalbreastcancer.org/signs_and_symptoms/index.html

www.breastcancer.org/

www.medicinenet.com/breast_cancer/article.htm

www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000913.htm

www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/default.htm

www.komen.org

www.cancer.org/

www.hhs.gov/breastcancer/

www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/

www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/screening-main.html

www.cancerlinksusa.com/breast/index.asp

www.thebreastcancersite.com/

There's a site that's dedicated to breast health, breast cancer, and breast cancer prevention. You can find it here:
womans-health.net

Hope it helps!

You can consult with a good doctor who has knowledge about it. After all doctor knows better about it than any one else.