A novel therapy designed to attack tumors in patients with a genetic mutation in either BRCA1 or BRCA2, slowed tumor growth in 85 percent of advanced breast…

At least 10,000 people and possibly far more die in the United States each year because they have not been screened for colon or breast cancer, according…

Researchers have been trying to determine the best strategy for women who can potentially benefit from repeat mammography screening. A recent meta-analysis shows that there is no one…

Should we spend more money urging women to use mammography screening on a regular basis or should those dollars and effort be used for discovering and developing better early…

A new study of nearly 8,800 women with early-stage breast cancer found that fewer than half – approximately 49 percent – completed their full regimen of hormone…

A new study of nearly 8,800 women with early-stage breast cancer found that fewer than half – approximately 49 percent – completed their…

Underinsured African-American women die more often from breast cancer than underinsured white women, even when treated at the same hospital by the same doctors, researchers said Wednesday.

And it’s not because…

By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions. Results…

An active 72-year-old woman, Claire Mitchell had always enjoyed cooking. However, after breast cancer surgery she found that she had less freedom of movement and reaching jars on…

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today issued a joint guideline aimed at improving the accuracy of…

A psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients reduces the risk of dying if the cancer recurs, new research shows.

The study is the latest in…

An experimental breast cancer drug made from sea sponges added months to the lives of breast cancer patients whose cancer had come back despite several rounds of chemotherapy, doctors reported…

Postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for some breast cancer patients can reduce their risk of recurrence by almost 30 percent and increase their five-year overall survival by almost 50 percent, according…

The bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid (Zometa) can help fight metastatic breast cancer when given before surgery, suggests research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Common genetic differences have a limited role in causing breast cancer and work independently of lifestyle factors such as weight, diet and breastfeeding which are still more important, British scientists…

Breast cancer cells - even the most aggressive type - died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests at Texas AgriLife Research recently, and…

Early trials using targeted monoclonal antibodies in combination with existing therapies show promise in treating pancreatic cancer and metastatic breast cancer, according to research that will be presented by investigators from…

Health insurer WellPoint Inc will implement key provisions of a proposed law designed to protect breast cancer patients, in a new effort to highlight its standard of care for policyholders.

A study in mice reveals that prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, like bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES), may program a fetus for life. Therefore, adult women who were…

Older women with early stage breast cancer can safely skip radiation therapy and go straight to taking pills that help keep tumors from coming back, researchers reported on Thursday.

Studies have well established that women who harbor a mutation in the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene are at greater risk for developing breast and ovarian…

Several years ago, scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and other laboratories made a paradoxical discovery regarding the Akt molecular pathway, a popular target for…

Researchers at Georgetown Lombard Comprehensive Cancer Center have been able to show, in mice, how just a little adjustment in the expression of two common…

Obese women should aware that they have not only the risk of breast cancer, but also more likely to have larger tumor…

A study by researchers from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) identifies a potential new combination therapy to…