Kelly Herdrich, Contributing writer When a loved one receives a
breast cancer diagnosis, being there for help and support is
often the only, and best, thing you can do. However, it can't
hurt to know something about the condition and its treatment.
Here are some common terms and medical procedures to familiarize
yourself with for those important talks with the breast cancer
patient in your life. There are two main forms of breast cancer,
each coming in two different forms, depending on their severity.
According to MayoClinic.com, breast cancer most commonly begins
in the milk-transporting ducts. WebMD.com notes two particular
types of ductal carcinoma: invasive ductal carcinoma, which
begins in the ducts and spreads to the fatty tissue around the
duct, and ductal carcinoma in situ, where the cancer is still
contained in the duct. This type of breast cancer begins in the
lobules of the breast, where breast milk is made, according to
WebMD.com. As with ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma comes in
two forms: inf