Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumor-suppressor that is reduced but rarely mutated in about…

Six studies published in the past year by a prominent Cornell researcher add to growing evidence that an apple a day - as well as daily helpings of…

A new federally funded University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study aims to learn whether women at high risk of breast cancer can use exercise to meaningfully reduce…

Radiologists have developed a computer based model that aids them in discriminating between benign and malignant breast lesions, according to a study performed at the University Of Wisconsin School…

Women are often told that mammography saves lives. But rarely is the question asked, ‘how often?’ Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making,…

Among women who have had cancer in one breast, drinking alcohol may increase risk of developing cancer in the other breast, study findings suggest. However, this association was…

Light directed at a breast tumor through a needle can provide pathologists with biological specifics of the tumor and help oncologists choose treatment options that would be most effective for that…

Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. As reported in the March 24 online…

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have previously shown that the co-mingling of three cell types can predict whether localized breast cancer will spread throughout…

Numerous studies have shown a relationship between coping strategies and quality of life (QOL) among women with breast cancer. In a study published today…

For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. A group from Toronto has…

Early detection of a woman’s second breast cancer can cut her risk of premature death in half, researchers said on Wednesday.

While it makes sense that detecting a…

A group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease…

Obese women may be putting themselves at greater risk of breast cancer by not undergoing regular screening. According to new research by Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team from The John Hopkins…

Women who get plenty of mushrooms and green tea in their diets may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, new study findings suggest.

The study, of more…

High blood pressure accounts for some of the disproportionately higher mortality rates among African American women with breast cancer compared with their Caucasian counterparts, according to an article in the International…

Screening for breast cancer risk in all postmenopausal women, using a combination of risk factors and breast density, can identify women at high risk of disease,…

Using a combination of risk factors, including breast density, provides the most accurate method to date for postmenopausal women to determine if they are at risk for…

Molecular breast imaging (MBI), a new screening method for breast cancer, identifies tumors in dense tissue that often aren’t visible with mammography. In the March…

The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when…

Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is…

Breast cancer patients 35 years old and younger have higher rates of their cancer returning after treatment than older women patients with the same stage of cancer, and…

A potentially cancer-causing chemical found in some carbohydrate-rich foods appears to not raise the risk of breast cancer, the results of a large study suggest.

The chemical, acrylamide, gained…

Exercise can help women going through any stage of breast cancer treatment to feel better both physically and emotionally, a new research review shows.

“It helps enhance mood and emotions…

Researchers have found a protein that helps breast cancer cells spread and found it in the urine of women with aggressive breast cancer - offering a potentially painless way…