A high level of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) — cells that have detached from a tumor and are circulating in the body through the blood — are…

Metastatic breast cancer patients whose blood contains circulating tumor cells (CTCs) before or after treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and blood stem cell transplant have…

A gene target for drug resistance, a triple-drug cocktail for triple negative breast cancer, and patients’ risk for carpal tunnel syndrome are among study highlights scheduled to be…

A gene target for drug resistance, a triple-drug cocktail for triple negative breast cancer, and patients’ risk for carpal tunnel syndrome are among…

Half of U.S. women 40 and older do not get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer, and nearly 40 percent of women 50 and older do not get…

For Women with Breast Cancer Gene, Psychological Factors Affect Choices about Risk-Reducing Surgery, Reports Genetics in Medicine

In women who test positive for…

While questions persist about the best ways to detect breast cancer early, a CT imaging system developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and…

Having a yearly mammogram greatly reduces the risk of mastectomy following breast cancer in women between the ages of 40 and 50, according to a study…

Some individuals supplement their diet with antioxidants to try to ensure that they maintain their health and prevent disease. A key target of antioxidants is reactive oxygen…

Women with a personal history of breast cancer should consider annual screening with MRI in addition to mammography, according to a study presented today at…

About 30% of breast cancer patients have tumours that show rapid growth and invasion through the body. A common denominator in…

Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), the aggressive cells thought to be resistant to current anti-cancer therapies and which promote metastasis, are stimulated by estrogen via a pathway that mirrors normal stem…

Cough medicine could be used as way of predicting how well individual patients metabolise tamoxifen used in the treatment of their breast cancer, according to…

The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected lives saved, according to a new study appearing online and…

The Porter Breast Center and Porter Comprehensive Breast Care have received the “gold standard” in accreditation for breast centers nationally. After a recent survey, the National Accreditation Program for…

An Australian research team from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland has identified a new risk factor for developing breast cancer. This…

Increased phytoestrogens commonly found in dietary soy may modify the risk of some types of breast cancer, according to findings presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in…

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified a possible biomarker for measuring progress in breast cancer chemoprevention trials, according to data presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer…

Being a current smoker or having a history of smoking significantly increased the risk of breast cancer progression and overall death among a group of multiethnic…

Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice…

A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants.…

A drug commonly used in Japan and Korea to treat asthma has been found to stop the spread of breast cancer cells traditionally resistant to chemotherapy, according to…

Theresa Oles runs for her life every day. This fall, the nurse anesthesist who goes running to unwind, is pounding the pavement to fight breast cancer…

An overwhelming majority of Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) facilities performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the U.S. are up-to-par with American…

An international study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has identified genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations that may increase…