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What's the most challenging side effect of breast cancer treatment?
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There is no guaranteed way to prevent breast cancer. However, you can reduce your risk by maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol, and exercising regularly. Getting routine screening mammograms can catch breast cancer in its early, more curable stages.
In general, women who have more than one relative (on either side) who has had breast or ovarian cancer or a family history of male breast cancer should consider getting tested for gene mutations, including the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, as having one or both of these increases your risk of both cancers.
When breast cancer progresses, it can potentially spread to the liver, lungs, bones, and brain. This is known as metastatic breast cancer.
While non-Hispanic white women have the highest risk of developing breast cancer, Black women are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages of the disease, when it is more likely to be fatal.

Lisa D. Curcio, MD, FACS
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Kara Andrew, RDN, LDN
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Kara Andrew, RDN, LDN, is the director of health promotion for Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois. She is also licensed as an exercise physiologist and certified in lifestyle ...

Krystal P. Cascetta, MD
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Krystal P. Cascetta, MD, was an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and medical oncology at the Icahn S...

Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD
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Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, is tenured professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is director emeritus of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center and...

Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES
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Lynn Grieger is a registered dietitian-nutritionist, certified diabetes care and education specialist, certified personal trainer, and certified health and wellness coach. She comp...

Preeti K. Sudheendra, MD
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Preeti K. Sudheendra, MD, is a highly regarded breast cancer medical oncologist and lifestyle medicine physician. After almost 15 years in full-time clinical practice, she is now f...

Simran Malhotra, MD
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Walter Tsang, MD
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Nimit Sudan, MD
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Nimit Sudan, MD, is a hematologist and medical oncologist with UCLA. He is an assistant clinical professor at UCLA and serves as a lead physician at the Encino community practice. ...

Angela Wright Marshall, MD, FACP
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Tingting Tan, MD, PhD
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Tingting Tan, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist at City of Hope National Medical Center.
Dr. Tan's research has been published in multiple medical and scientific journals, including...

Thomas Urban Marron, MD, PhD
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Reyna Franco, RDN
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Reyna Franco, RDN, is a New York City–based dietitian-nutritionist, certified specialist in sports dietetics, and certified personal trainer. She is a diplomate of the American Col...

Kara Smythe, MD
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Kara Smythe, MD, has been working in sexual and reproductive health for over 10 years. Dr. Smythe is a board-certified fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolog...

Kelsey M. Latimer, PhD, RN
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Kelsey M. Latimer, PhD, RN, is a psychologist, nurse, and certified eating disorder specialist, and is the founder and owner of KML Psychological Services.
Dr. Latimer earned her Ph...

Angela D. Harper, MD
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Angela D. Harper, MD, is in private practice at Columbia Psychiatric Associates in South Carolina, where she provides evaluations, medication management, and psychotherapy for adul...

Ryland J. Gore, MD, MPH
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- Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms. American Cancer Society. January 14, 2022.
- Treating Breast Cancer. American Cancer Society.
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