While the ductal subtype accounts for 70% to 80% of all breast cancers and the lobular subtype accounts for just 10% to 15%, the lobular subtype is more common among peri- and postmenopausal women, is ...

During a routine mammogram, doctors found something unusual in Patty Schone’s left breast. But the real danger was actually ...

A new machine-learning model can identify the stage of disease in ductal carcinoma in situ, a type of preinvasive tumor that can sometimes progress to a deadly form of breast cancer. This could help ...

Rates of one type of breast cancer — invasive lobular carcinoma — have been rising in the United States more than three times faster than those of all other breast cancers combined over the past ...

Breast cancer may be more treatable than many other cancers, however, even their treatability depends on how early they are ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, you’re likely wondering if it has spread and if so, how far? Your doctor can ...

I am a radiation oncologist and was recently referred a 71-year-old woman, diagnosed in October 2003 with a multifocal invasive ductal carcinoma (1.9 and 0.9 cm) -- grade 2, estrogen-receptor ...

The leaders of the MSK Lobular Breast Cancer program (from left), breast pathologist Fresia Pareja, MD, PhD; breast surgeon Anita Mamtani, MD; breast medical oncologist Sherry Shen, MD. The program is ...

Sarah Earhart, a 40-year-old transitional kindergarten teacher, has shared the signs she observed before her breast cancer diagnosis. Known as Courageous at Heart on social media, Sarah was diagnosed ...

MSK created this program because we’re experts in treating this type of cancer. Lobular breast cancer is very different from invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common type of breast cancer. It’s ...