About This Booklet This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet
is for you—a woman who has just been diagnosed with breast
cancer. This booklet is about medical care for women with breast
cancer. Learning about medical care for breast cancer can help
you take an active part in making choices about your care. You
can read this booklet from front to back. Or, you can read only
the sections you need right now. This booklet has lists of
questions that you may want to ask your doctor. Many people find
it helpful to take a list of questions to a doctor visit. To
help remember what your doctor says, you can take notes. You may
also want to have a family member or friend go with you when you
talk with the doctor—to take notes, ask questions, or just
listen. Breast cancer also develops in men. In 2013, more than
2,200 American men will learn they have breast cancer. NCI's
website has information about breast cancer in men at
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast. In addition,
NCI's Cancer Information Service