"Provides basic consumer health information on risk factors, screening, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of breast cancer, along with facts about coping during and after treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction to breast cancer -- Types of breast cancer -- Risk factors, symptoms, and prevention of breast cancer -- Screening, diagnosis, and stages of breast cancer -- Breast-cancer treatments -- Managing side effects and complications of breast-cancer treatment -- Living with breast cancer -- Clinical trials and breast-cancer research -- Additional help and information.