• Spotlight
  • Her connection
  • Discover HER connection
    A program designed to support patients with knowledge and information about breast cancer.
  • Celebrating Nurse-Patient Partnerships - All For Her
  • Meet nominated nurses who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to caring for their patients.

HER2 and Breast Cancer Education

Learning About Breast Cancer

Learn more about breast cancer, its symptoms and stages, and consider the available treatment options. Also, find out what you can expect, whether you have recently been diagnosed, have already started treatment, or just found out a loved one has breast cancer.

  • Introduction to Breast Cancer
  • Breast cancer is a common cancer among women in the United States and second only to skin cancer, affecting about 178,480 women in the United States in 2007. 1
  • HER2 Cancer Testing and Education
  • Read information on HER2 and the importance of knowing your tumor's HER2 status.
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Options
  • Depending on your risk factors and the stage of the tumor, your doctor will select the appropriate course of breast cancer treatment.
  • Living Day to Day with Breast Cancer
  • It is important for you to understand breast cancer, and also to keep in mind that there are things you can do to help manage your cancer.


Herceptin® (trastuzumab)Herceptin® (trastuzumab)

Adjuvant Care Is defined as additional treatment given after the main treatment plan to decrease the chance of recurrence. Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer can include chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, or biological therapy

Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body; also referred to as invasive or infiltrating

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