Breast Cancer News

The timing of a girl's first menstrual period may be determined by hundreds, and possibly thousands, of gene variations, a new study suggests.

Angelina Jolie's decision to have a bilateral mastectomy has led to high interest in the causes of breast cancer.

For the 6th year, Free Play , Ct's hottest party band joins forces with the Westbrook's Elks Lodge to raise money for patient care at The Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven , and the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center .

Jackie Eades is as strong as two cancer survivors because she defeated the disease twice.

After her husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, Val's mother passed away at the age of 85. Shortly afterwards she was diagnosed herself with breast cancer but she and her husband have come through the other side after a fraught last few years and she is keen to share her experience with other sufferers.

A new study supports a growing body of research suggesting a safe and effective role for natural steroid hormones in treating postmenopausal breast cancer, with fewer detrimental side effects and improved health profile than with standard anti-hormone therapies.

Shelly Mochty , who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, poses with her daughter Allie along with the rest of the Genesee County 4-H Explorers group recognized with the Michigan 4-H State Award for their work in hosting a Trick or Treat Trail Ride, raising money for Lope for Hope.

"[A] clinical trial of its experimental drug blocked the return of breast cancer in women with a type of early-stage disease," reported Bloomberg's Robert Langreth.

Estrogen receptor -negative tumors represent 20-30% of all breast cancers, with a higher proportion occurring in younger women and women of African ancestry.

TWO sisters whose mum battled and survived breast cancer are raising money for the charity they say helped to save her.

Hendrika M. Oosterkamp, M.D., of The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, and colleagues conducted a large-scale loss-of-function genetic screen in ZR-75-1 luminal breast cancer cells to identify candidate genes for tamoxifen resistance .

BRCA gene testing-based breast cancer and ovarian cancer keynote speaker , advocate, advisor and "previvor," Merilee Kern, today announced the launch of the "BRCA Believer" shirt and merchandise line intended to generate sustained awareness and support for the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer community and BRCA genetic testing at large.

Some are on the right track with family history and genetics to blame. Some women will get mastectomies just because it runs in their family.

Puma Biotechnology Inc. almost tripled in extended trading after the company said a clinical trial of its experimental drug blocked the return of breast cancer in women with a type of early-stage disease.

Northwest Breast Imaging Center is now offering the 3D mammography for breast cancer screening.

A monitor shows the image of a breast cancer at a medical facility in Mexico. U.S. researchers are now saying that garden-variety Aspirin may be keeping breast cancer at bay in certain women with the disease.

VuCOMP, Inc., leading developer of advanced computer vision systems for the detection of breast cancer, announced today that it has amended its Health Canada Medical Device License to include M-Vu Breast Density.

The American Cancer Society hosts a program called Road to Recovery. About 40 volunteers drive nearly 10 patients at any given time in Polk County.

Project Self-Sufficiency is searching for breast cancer survivors who reside in Sussex County who would be willing to participate in the "Mammograms Save Lives" campaign, an integrated public education effort which combines articles in the New Jersey Herald, along with flyers, billboards and other outreach efforts intended to increase awareness of ... (more)

Concerns that a number of women's cancer diagnoses at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary might have been delayed prompted a whistleblower to come forward.