Breast Cancer

As I look to the future, I am hopeful that through research, we will see an end to the fear of breast cancer.

Losing 5 percent of body weight was associated with a 12 percent reduction in breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.

It may be known as a poison, but the treatment could work against multiple types of cancers.

More than 70 percent of women said their doctors didn't address their financial concerns, according to researchers.

Absent proof of harm, health officials and regulators have been in a holding pattern for 30 years. But evidence is stacking up.

"The impact could be especially important in cultures such as those of southern Europe, where people have supper late," Kogevinas said.

The researchers showed that not offering mammograms to women at low risk could reduce the harm associated with screening.

This genetic variant may help explain different health disparities between those of African and European decent.

Doctors gave Judy Perkins months to live, but researchers were able to save her life by harnessing her immune system to attack her cancer.

Misleading headlines might encourage patients to alter their treatment—with potentially tragic consequences.

Women can now test themselves for three mutations without a doctor's approval.

Almost 1m people watched Mari Lopez's YouTube channel where she claimed her veganism and faith in God rid her body of cancer.

Asparagine is found in nearly every food and has been linked to making cancer worse in a study on mice.

These results don't mean the BRCA mutations aren't important.

The National Institute of Health estimates that one in seven men will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives.

Eighteen hours after Heather Mosher said "I do," she passed away.

Researchers surveyed thousands of women with breast cancer and their oncologists and found a decline in the use of chemotherapy as a treatment.

Two kinds of birth control had a particularly strong link.

Yet another study in the controversial world of mammography screening.

Taking the drug beyond the recommended 5 years might help, researchers suggest.

The new understanding could improve treatments for several deadly malignancies.

Everyone in Canada could get screened, for a price.

Researchers refer to it as an "epigenetic" diet

A new report underscores just how critical—and in demand—reconstructive surgery is to women who survive the disease.

Male breast cancer is extremely rare but can be deadly without early detection.

He's liberal, a big proponent of the First Amendment and not a big sports fan.

Religious and cultural barriers are stopping Muslim women from having mammograms.

Long-term sexual problems plague many cancer survivors, but there's help if you know how to ask for it.

Cancer survivor Tamika Felder is an intimacy advocate who helps others find their way back to sex and pleasure.

Among the stressors survivors were exposed to: starvation, overcrowding, infectious diseases, strenuous physical activity and physical and emotional abuse.