About Breast Cancer
The place to go for all of your breast cancer questions.
Are you newly diagnosed with breast cancer or has a loved one shared the news that they have breast cancer? Have you heard some news about a new treatment option that you have questions about? Or are you just looking for some information about breast cancer? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to About Breast Cancer, your source for up-to-date information on breast cancer. Here, you’ll find the latest information on diagnosis and treatment, risk factors and screening, including our Breast Cancer Risk Factors Table, and a host of other topics—like complementary therapies, life after treatment, and quality medical care.
Choose from the major topics to the left or use the search function to locate something more specific.
Need to talk? Call our breast care helpline
Need to talk to someone in person? We’re here Monday-Thursday from 9 am –7:00 pm EST and Friday, 9 am – 5:00 pm EST -- TDD available. Se habla español. Call 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636).
Share your thoughts online
Share your thoughts on being a friend or a family member of a breast cancer patient. Read about what it means to be a breast cancer survivor. Our discussion forums are a place for learning and sharing based on topic. You are welcome to contribute or just read what others have written.
What Co-Survivors need to know…
Co-Survivors – family, friends, health care providers or colleagues – are sources of many different levels and types of support for a breast cancer survivor through diagnosis, treatment and beyond. There are as many ways of being a co-survivor as there are people! Thoughtful gestures big and small mean so much to survivors, whether they’ve just been diagnosed or completed treatment years ago. Thanks for the strength, love and support you show in ways big and small by being a co-survivor. Learn more about our Co-Survivor Program
In Need of Financial Help?
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® provides funding to organizations that help with program and financial assistance. Two of these organizations, the Patient Advocate Foundation and CancerCare, provide various assistance for qualified patients with breast cancer. Click here to read more. More Financial Resources for People Living with Breast Cancer
Environmental factors and breast cancer science review
Komen for the Cure wanted to understand the relationship between environmental factors and breast cancer, and where additional research or improved research methods are needed.
We commissioned and funded a comprehensive state-of-the-science review of scientific research on environmental factors that may increase breast cancer risk. The review was led by the Silent Spring Institute, who along with other researchers created a unique, searchable online database. This database features detailed information on over 200 chemicals that cause breast cancer in animals. Learn more about the study / access the Silent Spring findings and free online database
The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
The About Breast Cancer section was co-developed with the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention.