Breast Cancer news

Obesity raises overall risk of breast cancer

Women who gain weight as adults face a higher lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer, researchers…    

Statins not linked with breast cancer: study

Women who use statin drugs to lower their cholesterol are no more likely to develop breast cancer than…    

Effectiveness of radiation therapy for older women with early breast cancer

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer had a lower risk of recurrence when they were treated with radiation…    

Grant Will Test The Effect of Tibetan Yoga on Women with Breast Cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have received a $2.4 million grant from…    

Larger breasts confer higher breast cancer risk

Women with larger breasts have a greater risk of developing breast cancer before menopause than smaller-breasted women do,…    

Breast cancer may be on the rise in U.S.-based Latinas

Breast cancer is an understudied and poorly understood disease in Hispanic/Latina populations in the U.S., and breast cancer…    

Man wins right to Herceptin for breast cancer

A 37-year-old man with breast cancer was told on Monday his local NHS trust will fund treatment with…    

Breast conserving surgery is a good option for early breast cancer

For women diagnosed with a type of non-invasive breast cancer, removing the breast is not the only treatment…    

Lobular breast cancer can be managed as ductal cancer

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) of the breast can be treated with breast conserving surgery (BCT), as is invasive…    

New approach to treating breast cancer uses existing chemo drug

British scientists say women who develop breast cancer because of two common genetic mutations could have their treatment…    

Inflammation Markers Identify Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have defined conditions associated with disabling fatigue that persists for…    

Pregnancy cuts breast cancer in mutation carriers

Prior pregnancy is associated with a reduced the risk of breast cancer in women older than 40 years…    

Breast cancer survivors turning their backs on recommended mammograms

A new study finds use of annual mammography among breast cancer survivors, who are at increased risk of…    

Breast cancer survivors often forgo mammography

After surviving breast cancer, the percentage of women who undergo annual mammograms declines steadily with each passing year,…    

No cancer risk seen with breast implants

Cosmetic breast implants do not seem to increase the risk of cancer, according to the results of a…    

Lilly bone drug cuts breast cancer risk - study

Eli Lilly and Co’s Evista osteoporosis drug works as well as the older tamoxifen in reducing the risk…    

Ethnic breast cancer gap tied to mammography rates

Although survival rates with breast cancer have increased overall in recent years, African-American women still tend to have…    

Nimesulide fights breast cancer by targeting key enzyme

A pain-killing medication appears to halt the production of an enzyme that is key to a common form…    

Mom should not hide her cancer from the kids

Children as young as 6 years old often realize the gravity of the situation when their mother is…    

Study finds advances in breast cancer treatments

Advances in chemotherapy are proving a life-saving boon for women whose breast cancer has spread to the lymph…