When it comes to chemotherapy treatment for women whose breast cancer has spread to their lymph nodes, the estrogen status of their tumors matters, says a team…

Hormone therapy appears to be associated with increased risk of breast cancer among black women, with a stronger link for leaner women, according to a study…

Women who have few close friends or family members at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die from breast cancer than those who are…

Most women who have a breast removed to prevent a second bout of cancer don’t regret their decision, a new study suggests.

The study surveyed 519 women who’d had cancer in…

One of the biggest problems in fighting breast cancer is the lack of inexpensive, early detection diagnostic tools.

Researchers at the University of Michigan…

Women who eat lots of soy foods appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer, but the benefits may come from health habits that go along with eating soy…

Mayo Clinic researchers report that the expression of two novel genes within the tumors of women with early stage breast cancer may allow identification of women who…

The diet of preschoolers may influence the risk of breast cancer during adulthood, according to a Boston-based group of investigators.

Dr. Karin B. Michels, of Harvard Medical School, and…

A British woman with early-stage breast cancer went to the Court of Appeal in London on Monday in a bid to force her health authority to pay for the potentially…

Recent research presented at EBCC-5 from the million women study found that taking Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) increased the risk of some types of breast cancer,…

A 30 year old woman diagnosed with breast cancer has the same chance of survival as a 60 year old woman with…

Healthy Women who go on to develop breast cancer tend to have less symmetrical breasts than those women who do not develop the disease, researchers at the University…

Combining the drug Avastin with standard chemotherapy can keep breast cancer under control for longer in patients with advanced disease, scientists said on Wednesday.

Avastin, which is made by Roche Holding…

Commercial genetic testing does not detect all of the cancer-associated inherited mutations in women with an extensive family history of breast or ovarian cancer, according to a study in the Journal…

Women who go on to develop breast cancer tend to have breasts that are less symmetrical than women who don’t develop the cancer.

A study…

Most women with cancer in one breast who decide to have the unaffected breast removed along with the diseased breast don’t regret the decision and have a quality of…

Results of a study that followed women up to 30 years adds to evidence that silicone breast implants do not boost cancer risk.

The study, of nearly 2,800 Danish…

Scientists researching ways to detect landmines have discovered a radical new way to screen for breast cancer using microwave radar technology that could save thousands of lives.

Bristol-based…

A new report raises the possibility that the aluminum salts contained in many underarm deodorants could increase a woman’s breast cancer risk.

Metals including aluminum salts and cadmium have recently…

Despite the inconvenience and anxiety of being recalled for a repeat mammogram after a questionable finding, most women would willingly undergo additional tests if this would result in even a slightly…

Certain breast lesions diagnosed as benign on core needle biopsy have cancer at surgical excision and thus should be removed, according to a…

Among women not using hormone therapy, obesity and the byproducts of estrogen breakdown appear to raise the risk of breast cancer, according to findings published in the International Journal of…

When it comes to breast-feeding, do mothers really know best?

Officials are facing that question in Massachusetts, which is debating whether to become the first U.S. state to ban hospitals from…

A new clinical formulation extracted from a botanical may provide physicians with a new tool in treating aggressive late-stage breast cancer.

The oral anti-cancer drug BZL101, developed by Bionovo…

Breast cancer among South Korean women is increasing at a rapid rate due in part to a more Western lifestyle and consumption of more fatty foods, according to a…