- Breast cancer is cancer that starts in the breast tissue, which everyone has in their chest.
- Anyone can get breast cancer. It's rare in men.
- How serious breast cancer is depends on how big the cancer is, if the cancer has spread, and your general health.
- Sometimes breast cancer can spread to another part to the body, this is called secondary breast cancer.
There's separate information about breast cancer in women.
Important
It's important to check your chest regularly and get any symptoms of breast cancer checked as soon as possible.