Breast Cancer Information 

Cancer is not a single disease, nor does it have a single cause. There are more than 200 different types of cancer, each requiring treatment specifically tailored to treat patients with that type of cancer.

• Breast cancer background, to give you a better understanding of breast cancer, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.
  
• A description of the stages (extent) of breast cancer.  The stage is based on the size of the tumor and whether the cancer has spread.
  
• A listing of IBCSG clinical trials which are currently accepting participants.  Clinical trials are research studies in which people help physicians and researchers find ways to improve cancer care.  Each trial tries to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to treat cancer.