What is breast cancer?

Breast cancer forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.

How do members experience breast cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with breast cancer*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for breast cancer*

*Data from patients with breast cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with breast cancer*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
for breast cancer (5 evaluations)
Side effects
dry eyes dry mouth 6 more
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
breast cancer (11)
Treatment

(Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSEBT))
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
breast cancer (7)
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
for breast cancer (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
breast cancer (6)
Treatment

(Modified radical mastectomy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
breast cancer (5)
Treatment

(Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
breast cancer (3)

*Data from patients with breast cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has breast cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 89
30s 285
40s 626
50s 1,631
60s 2,058
70+ 1,349

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 198
Female 5,829