Until there's a cure for breast cancer, we will have questions that need answers. We asked Clifford A. Hudis, M.D., chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, to address iVillagers' ongoing concerns about prevention, risk, treatment and the prevailing myths about this disease.
Reducing Your Risk
Q: What can I do to reduce my risk of breast cancer?
Q: How much do healthy habits help to lower our risk?
Q: Are women becoming unnecessarily worried about breast cancer?
Q: Does the Pill increase my risk?
Q: Does having an abortion or miscarriage increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer?
Screening for Breast Cancer
Q: Do you recommend breast self-exams?
Q: What other screening techniques are being developed?
Q: Should young women who are concerned about breast cancer get mammograms?
Q: If I have been on HRT for five years, does this mean I should get more frequent mammograms?
Diagnosing and Treating
Breast Cancer
Q: Are the rates of breast cancer increasing or decreasing?
Q: Does having a mastectomy relieve you completely from any further worries of breast cancer on "that side"?
Q: Is it true that breast cancer patients tend to gain weight on chemotherapy?
Q:How close is a "cure"?
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