Cancer care: Breast cancerSkip section navigation The Breast Care Program of Mercy HospitalThe Breast Care Program coordinates care for women in the Twin Cities’ northern suburbs. Our care team provides the services and support women with breast cancer need to make informed choices Breast careBreast care is an important part of a woman's health. We have the expertise and support women need to make informed choices in comfortable and respectful settings. Breast cancer factsThe average woman has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer during her lifetime. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. It is also the second main cause of cancer death in women. (Lung cancer is the first.) Fortunately, fewer women are dying from breast cancer. This is mostly due to improved breast cancer prevention and detection, as well as advances in breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer patient stories Beating breast cancer and setting a new breast care standard: Lavaan's storyShortly after losing her husband to cancer, Lavaan Stutzman found herself in a fight against breast cancer. While a patient at Piper Breast Center, Stutzman was in a clinical trial that led to a new standard for breast cancer care.  Early breast cancer leads to healthy living: Sue's storyWhen diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, Sue Gregerson decided to lead as healthy a lifestyle as possible. She shares how LiveWell Fitness Center's Take Action program helped her succeed.
Source: American Cancer Society
Reviewed by: Timothy Sielaff, MD, PhD, FACS, president, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute; Carol Bergren, RN, manager, Piper Breast Center; Deborah Day, MD, medical director, Piper Breast Center First Published: 08/25/2009 Last Reviewed: 08/25/2009
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