Information on Breast Cancer The best thing you can do to prevent breast cancer is to know all about it, and when you should be screened. If it is caught very early, recovery rates are good. You can find this information on breast cancer on the Internet at any time, but during October it is highlighted in an effort to get more women to know and understand what they should be looking for, what their options are, and that breast cancer is not a death sentence if you are able to catch it early. Even cancer caught later on can be treated successfully on occasion.