About Breast Cancer

Read about how breast cancer risk is measured and assessed, major risk factors for the disease, and what it means to have a family history.

Find evidence-backed tips to reduce your risk of breast cancer and explore how certain lifestyle choices impact risk.

Learn more about breast cancer screening methods like mammograms and ultrasounds, what current guidelines recommend, and what it means to have dense breasts.

From blood tests for breast cancer to biopsies, learn more about how breast cancer is diagnosed.

Breast cancer isn't a single disease. There are several types—each with its own features, prognosis, and treatments. Read about the common and rare forms of the disease.

Explore how breast cancer is staged and treated—and how the field is becoming more precise and personalized.

As the form that takes more than 42,000 lives each year, stage 4 breast cancer is a major area of focus for BCRF. Learn about metastatic disease and BCRF research.

Black women are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease than white women, despite being diagnosed at slightly lower rates. Read about this and other disparities in breast cancer.

Find up-to-date statistics about breast cancer, including how many people are diagnosed and how many lose their lives to it each year.