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Offers resources on breast cancer (mammary neoplasm or carcinoma) including warning signs and symptoms, risk factors, prevention, screening factors, diagnosis, support, and treatment.
Breast cancers are often classified according to the type of breast tissue in which they first develop - lobular carcinoma if they started in the lobules and ductal carcinoma if they started in the ducts. Ductal carcinoma is the most common type of breast cancer. When breast cancer is diagnosed early, it may be confined to the few milk ducts or lobules where it has started; if so, this is called an in situ cancer.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, other than skin cancer. It rarely affects men. One woman in nine will develop breast cancer by age 85. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, after lung cancer. It is the leading cause of cancer death among women aged 40 to 55.
Source: Women's Health Matters
Breast cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the breast, usually in the milk-carrying ducts, though it can also start in the milk producing lobes or in other breast tissue. Breast cancer is the most common of cancers among women, affecting one in nine Canadians.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Finding breast cancer early makes treatment much easier and more effective. Breast cancer is rare in women under 40.
Source: The College of Family Physicians of Canada
The Manitoba Breast Screening Program published a number of posters and brochures about breast health and self-examination. Included is their popular pamphlet, Finding Breast Cancer Early Could Save Your Life which you can download in 12 different languages including English, French, Chinese, Filipino, German, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Urdu
Source: Cancer Care Manitoba
A guide on breast self-examination and testicular self-examination. (Available in French only).
Source: Fondation québécoise du cancer
Risk factors, reports, publications, government initiatives and other material on breast cancer, the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Discusses the 'geneticization' of breast and ovarian cancer, the discovery of the so-called 'breast cancer genes' (BRCA-1 and BRCA-2), and the positive and negative effects of genetic screening for these cancers.
Source: Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in women. While the causes of breast cancer are not fully understood, research shows that you can lower your risk of developing the disease or dying from it by minimizing lifestyle and environmental risk factors and through breast cancer screening.
Source: Health Canada
In certain situations, doctors recommend that women have breast X-rays, known as mammograms, in order to detect breast cancers at the earliest possible stage of development.
Source: Health Canada
The objective of the RQSS is to demystify breast cancer, to encourage a better understanding of the disease, so that women can work actively with the physician treating them and make informed choices regarding their treatment. (Available in French only.)
Source: Réseau québécois pour la santé du sein
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