Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow erratically and turn into cancer. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
With digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammography, a special machine takes multiple X-rays of breast tissue from various angles. A computer then combines these images into a number of 1-millimeter slices of breast tissue that radiologists can examine to look for signs of breast cancer.
Cancer screening is any method of looking for cancer before it causes symptoms and may be easier to treat.
Whether for screenings, diagnosis, or treatment for yourself or someone you care about, Yale Cancer Center offers multidisciplinary care.
Doctors only diagnose cancer after ruling out other possible causes for symptoms and performing tests to check and double-check the diagnosis. Learn more about these tests.
Bedside ultrasound is an advanced technology that's especially helpful in emergency medicine, allowing doctors to closely monitor patients.
New drugs and medical treatments need to go through a series tests called clinical trials. This is how new and better treatments are made possible.