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If you have invasive breast cancer, your surgeon may remove lymph nodes under your arm. Learn more about lymph node removal today.

The FDA has approved Phesgo, a fixed-dose injection of Herceptin (chemical name: trastuzumab), Perjeta (chemical name: pertuzumab), and hyaluronidase-zzxf to treat all stages of HER2-positive breast cancer in combination with chemotherapy.

HER2 is a protein that can promote the growth of breast cancer cells. Breast cancer cells with high levels of HER2 are called HER2-positive.

If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, your pathology report will include the results of a hormone receptor assay. This is a test that tells you whether or not the breast cancer cells have receptors for the hormones estrogen and...

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Black men have higher rates of all types of breast cancer compared to white men in the United States.

Metastatic breast cancer is breast cancer than has spread to another part of the body, such as the liver, bones, lungs, or brain. The symptoms of metastatic breast cancer can be very different depending on the location of the cancer. Learn more...

Compared to white women, black women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive disease are less likely to take hormonal therapy every day, as prescribed, or to stop taking the medicine early.

Breast self-exam, or regularly examining your breasts on your own, can be an important way to find a breast cancer early. Learn about breast self-exam.

Metastatic breast cancer, also known as stage IV, is breast cancer than has spread to another part of the body, such as the liver, brain, bones, or lungs. Learn more about metastatic breast cancer symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.