Breast Cancer
Common Foods Linked to Spread of Cancer in Mice
Asparagine is found in nearly every food and has been linked to making cancer worse in a study on mice.
BRCA Gene Does Not Boost Risk of Death by Breast Cancer
These results don't mean the BRCA mutations aren't important.
Is Prostate Cancer Dangerous? Romney Treated for Tumor
The National Institute of Health estimates that one in seven men will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives.
Woman Gets Married Hours Before Cancer Takes Her Life
Eighteen hours after Heather Mosher said "I do," she passed away.
Breast Cancer: Fewer Women Are Getting Chemotherapy
Researchers surveyed thousands of women with breast cancer and their oncologists and found a decline in the use of chemotherapy as a treatment.
Birth Control May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Two kinds of birth control had a particularly strong link.
Overweight Women May Have More Difficult Breast Tumors
Yet another study in the controversial world of mammography screening.
Breast Cancer Tumors Can Recur Years After Treatment
Taking the drug beyond the recommended 5 years might help, researchers suggest.
Being Overweight Can Make Cancer Drugs Less Effective
The new understanding could improve treatments for several deadly malignancies.
Breast Cancer Researchers Look to Canada for Answers
Everyone in Canada could get screened, for a price.
Why Broccoli Could Help Treat Deadly Breast Cancers
Researchers refer to it as an "epigenetic" diet
Reconstruction Surgery After Mastectomy More Popular
A new report underscores just how critical—and in demand—reconstructive surgery is to women who survive the disease.
Cancer: Why Men Should Check Their Breasts for Lumps
Male breast cancer is extremely rare but can be deadly without early detection.
Who Is Cooper Hefner? Hugh's Son Is Leading 'Playboy'
He's liberal, a big proponent of the First Amendment and not a big sports fan.
Muslim Women More Likely to Skip Mammograms
Religious and cultural barriers are stopping Muslim women from having mammograms.
Sex and Cancer: How to Talk to Your Doctor
Long-term sexual problems plague many cancer survivors, but there's help if you know how to ask for it.
How to Enjoy Sex After Cancer Treatment
Cancer survivor Tamika Felder is an intimacy advocate who helps others find their way back to sex and pleasure.
Cancer Risk Is Higher for Holocaust Survivors: Study
Among the stressors survivors were exposed to: starvation, overcrowding, infectious diseases, strenuous physical activity and physical and emotional abuse.
Cancer Rises Six Times Faster in British Women Than Men
By 2035, an estimated 4.5 million women and 4.8 million men will be diagnosed with the disease.
Many Women With Breast Cancer Treated Needlessly
Many women with breast cancer detected by a mammogram are treated unnecessarily, because screening tests found slow-growing tumors that are essentially harmless.
The Hidden Trauma of Breast Ironing in the U.K.
Painful and psychologically traumatic, breast ironing is impossible to forget, as one victim tells Newsweek.
135,000 Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Predicted by 2035
It will cost the NHS an estimated £2 billion in treatments.
Breast Cancer Diagnosed Much Later in Black Women
Data showing ethnicity and "stage at detection" was collected in England in 2012 and 2013.
Cancer Deaths Among Women Will Double By 2030
Many of the cancers are preventable and low-income countries are the worst affected.
Why Many U.K. Women Are Being Denied Breast Cancer Drug
Bisphosphonates could save the lives of post-menopausal women being treated for early breast cancer.
There's Harmful Phthalates in Your Burger and Fries
The chemical has been linked to everything from ADHD to breast cancer.
Mammograms Could Help Detect Heart Disease
The routine screening test for breast cancer may one day aid doctors in preventing heart attacks and strokes in women.
More Breast Cancer Patients Chose Preventive Mastectomy
A new study finds women in treatment are opting to remove their healthy breast even though research shows the procedure does not improve survival rates.
Health Panel Discourages Mammograms Before Age 50
A group of government-appointed physicians say breast cancer screening with mammography still holds limited value for a woman in her 40s.
Does Cancer Screening Really 'Save Lives'?
We should rethink campaigns about prostate cancer screening and mammograms, according to new research.