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 Concerned About Breast Cancer

Every woman is at risk for the development of breast cancer. However, there is a select group of women who have been identified by national standards as being at an elevated risk. At the Breast Care Center, our goal is to develop better ways to provide women at high risk with the most up-to-date research and information regarding breast cancer prevention.



Breast Cancer Prevention Program

The Breast Cancer Prevention Program (BCPP) at the University of California, San Francisco's Cancer Center is a multi-disciplinary prevention and screening program created by the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. This innovative clinic provides access to experts in the field of breast cancer prevention including: physicians, nurse practitioners, genetic counselors, a nutritionist, and researchers, who have designed this program to meet the needs of all women who are classified as being at increased risk for breast cancer development.

Who is the Breast Cancer Prevention Program appropriate for?

    Women with:
  • Family history of breast cancer (maternal or paternal)
  • Previous diagnoses of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) or atypical hyperplasia of the breast
  • Previous history of breast cancer either ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) or invasive breast cancer (who are at least five years out from treatment)
  • Difficult breast exam due to fibrocystic breasts
Please click here to learn more about this program.


Education Material for Women at High Risk

We hope to provide you with information and support that will enable you to experiment and to explore ways of feeling better that best match your needs. Below you will find links to some of the educational information contained within our website that is applicable to women who have been identified as being at high risk for the development of breast cancer. In addition, further information can be gathered at our UCSF Cancer Resource Center or by talking with your physician.


Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are formal, controlled protocols designed to test the effectiveness of new treatments, including novel drugs, types of intervention, or combinations of therapy.

If you are interested in obtaining more information on specific breast cancer clinical trials offered at UCSF, please visit our website's clinical trial section. To learn more about the clinical trial process, please visit the University of California, San Francisco Cancer Center web site section on clinical trials. You can also visit the National Cancer Institute's CancerNet. There you will find access to PDQ, the NCI-sponsored database of clinical trials nationwide.