19+ How Is Breast Cancer Detected
Pics. Your cancer's stage helps determine your prognosis and the best treatment options. If breast cancer is diagnosed, other tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body.
In breast cancer, stage is based on the size and location of the primary tumor. This may be because men are less likely to be suspicious of something strange in that area. If a lump is detected, it will be biopsied (a test to check for cancer cells).
The risk of breast cancer increases as you age.
Inflammatory breast cancer can be difficult to diagnose. However, the number of women who have died of breast cancer has decreased by 40% from 1989 to 2007 thanks to early detection and treatment improvements. Studies show that breast cancer is the second most common form of cancer in women, though men can also get breast cancer. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among american women.