Breast Cancer:  the breast cancer page is a compilation of resources for those who have been diagnosed with this dreaded disease process and those caring for and about breast cancer patients.  I have included links to the best resources I have found for the individual to educate and empower themselves.  Cancer in general is very different from other disease entities:  with strep throat you take a week to 10 days of antibiotic and are "cured".  With cancer, you might consent to every treatment recommended and still have the disease.  All treatment is based on the outcomes for those patients who preceded you and your oncologists experience with these treatments.  There are annual symposiums for cancer where researchers from around the world gather twice annually to compare data on various treatments.  Most oncologists follow the protocols agreed to by the scientists at these meetings:  a general cancer symposium in June and a breast cancer symposium in December.  However, there are any number of variations in treatment depending on where you live and your oncologist's personal experience with different treatment modalities.  It is difficult to say that one treatment is "better" or "best".