Videos About Breast Cancer

When you get the results of your mammogram, you may also be told if your breasts have low or high density. Dr. Temeika Fairley explains what that means and why it’s important.

Meet Linda, a five-year triple-negative breast cancer survivor who can answer questions about your diagnosis and treatment options in a safe environment.

Listen to Linda explain how triple-negative breast cancer is treated. She uses houses, locks, and keys to explain cancer cells, receptors, and treatment options.

Joan Lunden encourages breast cancer patients to work with their doctors to determine the right treatment plan.

Joan Lunden discusses how chemotherapy was the best treatment plan for her breast cancer.

Learn about the risk factors for early onset breast cancer and find out what to do if you think you may be at risk.

You can lower your breast cancer risk, even at a young age. Watch this video to learn more.

Get tips on how to start a conversation with your health care provider about breast cancer risk, and learn how a genetic counselor can help you understand your risk.

CDC’s Dr. Temeika Fairley explains what she wants young black women to know about their risk of breast cancer.

CDC’s Dr. Lisa Richardson explains the link between drinking alcoholic beverages and breast cancer risk, and what you can do to lower your risk.

CDC’s Dr. Lisa Richardson explains why breastfeeding your babies can lower your risk of breast cancer.

CDC’s Dr. Temeika Fairley explains how a family history of breast cancer can raise your risk, and how to start the conversation about family health history.

CDC’s Dr. Lisa Richardson talks about the best time for women to start getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer.

You can make healthy choices to help lower your breast cancer risk. CDC’s Dr. Temeika Fairley explains.

When Emily and Caroline found out their mom had a BRCA gene mutation, they decided to get tested themselves. From there, they took different paths. Find out how these sisters and their mom support each other, and how one size doesn’t always fit all when managing your breast cancer risk.

Breast cancer doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed, it can affect the entire family. For sisters Emily and Caroline, that means managing their risks of breast cancer in individual ways, but coming together to support each other on their paths.

At age 27 Charity was diagnosed with breast cancer. Find out how she took a proactive approach to her health—and what she wants other young women to know about their breast cancer risks.

Carletta, age 44, talks about how knowing her family history of breast cancer made it easier for her to be proactive about talking to her doctor when she noticed changes in her body. Carletta was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 41, and she finished her first triathlon one year after her first chemotherapy treatment.

Carletta was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 41. Now cancer-free, she is motivated by her ability to do the things that she couldn’t do during treatment. She finished her first triathlon one year after her first round of chemotherapy.

Carletta never met her grandmother, who died from breast cancer at the age of 44. Carletta’s family history inspired her to understand her own risk. She encourages young women with a family history of cancer to learn their risk for breast cancer.

When Marleah was 8 years old, she watched her mother, then 38, go through treatment for breast cancer. Her mother’s experience inspired her to understand and her own risk, and she learned that she has a BRCA2 gene mutation like her mom and aunt. To manage her risk, Marleah currently undergoes surveillance.

Marleah’s family history of breast cancer was her motivation for pursuing a career where she can be an advocate for herself and others at high risk. At 27, Marleah explains that understanding her risk has been an emotional journey, but also a good journey.

Marleah took steps to understand her risk for breast cancer because of her family history. She encourages young women with a family history of cancer to learn their personal risk.

Cara, age 30, discusses how her family history of breast cancer and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage inspired her proactive approach to her breast health, allowing her to find her breast cancer early when she was diagnosed at age 25.

Cara’s father encouraged her to get genetic counseling because of her family history of cancer and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. Cara explains how a genetic counselor helped her understand her personal risk for breast cancer.

When Cara was three years old, her mom passed away from breast cancer at the age of 42. Cara encourages young women with a family history of cancer and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage to learn their risk for breast cancer.

Jackie, age 38, has a paternal family history of breast and ovarian cancer and a BRCA gene mutation. She shares how understanding her risk enabled her to take action to reduce her risk for breast and ovarian cancer, and create a roadmap for a bright future for her and her 4-year-old daughter.

Jackie saw many relatives on her father’s side of the family get diagnosed with and die from breast or ovarian cancer. Because of her family history, her doctor recommended she receive genetic counseling. Jackie explains her experience with genetic counseling and testing.

Jackie took steps to learn about her risk for breast and ovarian cancer because of her family history.

In this video, genetic counselor Joyce Turner, MSC, CGC, explains what the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are and how a mutation in either gene can lead to cancer.

Lisa’s family history of breast and ovarian cancer puts her at higher risk for getting cancer in the future. Watch this video to learn how she’s used this information to empower herself.

Lisa talks about how she realized that having family members with pre-menopausal breast and ovarian cancer meant that she has a higher risk of getting cancer before she turned 45.

Lisa, age 41, talks about her decision to get genetic counseling and testing to find out if she had a BRCA gene mutation, and how the experience empowered her to understand her options and be her own best health advocate.

Lisa, age 41, talks about how her family history led her to get genetic counseling and testing for BRCA gene mutations.

Genetic counselor Joyce Turner, MSC, CGC, explains that if you have a family history of breast cancer, it is important to speak with a genetic counselor or a health professional who can talk to you about your personal risk of developing breast cancer.

Genetic counselor Joyce Turner, MSC, CGC, provides an overview of BRCA genes and their relationship to breast and ovarian cancer.