Breast Cancer News

In a playroom at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children , a frail, 13-year-old girl is between takes for "omg! Insider," a TV celebrity-gossip show, talking about her new fashion line.

A survey by market research company YouGov reveals seven out of 10 British women would have the procedure if tests showed they had a high chance of developing breast cancer.

Palmer Elementary school third grader Denajah Cage, on right, walks the track at Briggs Park during Relay Recess on Friday, May 17, in support of the American Cancer Society.

The lawsuit by Kathleen Mason follows a discrimination filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this summer.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the official list of all the mental disorders doctors can use to diagnose mental illness.

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PESTICIDES INTRODUCED ON THE BLOOD HAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION TO THE OCCURRENCE OF BREAST CANCERS IN WOMEN.

The Prevention and Cancer Control at Cancer Care Ontario in Toronto, Canada has found that digital direct radiography is significantly more effective than computed radiography at detecting breast cancer.

When Angelina Jolie revealed that she had chosen a double mastectomy to save her life, her announcement shocked the world.

When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

This week, Angelina Jolie announced she had undergone a double mastectomy to cut her risk of breast cancer.

Shortly after revealing that she had a preventative double mastectomy, actress Angelina Jolie said she will also have her ovaries removed.

A breast cancer specialist from Truro is urging calm amongst women in Cornwall following the news that film star Angelina Jolie is to have her breasts removed in a double mastectomy.

Breast cancer survivors who reside in Sussex County are invited to a unique celebration of life at Project Self-Sufficiency on Saturday, June 8th, from 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. The Survivor Celebration will feature cooking demonstrations, a kickboxing class, health and wellness information, and music.

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.

Angelina Jolie is making headlines after announcing Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA mutation, a gene that increases a woman's risk of breast and ovarian cancers.

Computed radiography mammogram machines the provincial government announced this week will spend $25 million to replace and phase-out over the next few months, will not impact the breast screening program at Stevenson Memorial Hospital .

Dr. Heidi Memmel understands exactly why actress Angelia Jolie opted to have a preventive double mastectomy, which the actress announced Monday .

Following Angelina Jolie's op-ed in the New York Times revealing her double mastectomy, Audie Cornish talks with Sue Friedman, founder and executive director of FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered , about access to genetic testing and preventive surgery.

Dr. Sheri Phillips, a national spokeswoman for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, said there was a time when she wanted to die.

Angelina Jolie revealed today not only that she had a genetic mutation that put her at risk for aggressive breast cancer but also that she had preventive surgery.