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Q. I had a mastectomy about eight years ago and I was not mentally ready for a reconstruction.

The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation held their 2013 Peace, Love & A Cure event at the home of Erika and Kevin Liles in Cresskill.

Judy Smith, on whom the ABC hit drama is based, weighs in on how the star revealed her surprise surgery for maximum impact.

A BREAST cancer expert based in Dorchester has spoken out in support of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy.

Recently there have been many reports about Angelina Jolie having undergone a double mastectomy due to a familial history of breast cancer.

TOKYO: A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world's first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer.

The physical exams are free for women with or without health insurance. Mammograms can be scheduled during the clinic for anyone who needs or wants a mammogram.

An advanced breast cancer detecting digital machine with a capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before, has reached India.

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Everyone seems to be talking about Angelina Jolie 's decision to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy after she learned that she carries a gene mutation putting her at a very high risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

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Genetic testing showed she was at high risk for breast cancer, so she decided to have a double mastectomy to improve her odds.

Tracy has agricultural roots and affordable homes, but a new study reveals a less obvious distinction for this Central Valley city: Doctors use internal radiation to treat men for prostate cancer at the highest rate in California, more than four times the state average.

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Nothing is worse for a parent than to experience the death a child, but Deb Hart's breast-cancer diagnosis compounded her grief about her lost son.

Allana Maiden wanted her mother to feel beautiful again after she'd undergone a radical mastectomy.

Congressman Leonard Lance today announced he has reintroduced the 'Breast Cancer Patient Education Act,' H.R. 1984.

HEALTH Secretary Alex Neil hopes more Scottish women will come forward to be tested in the wake of the actress speaking out about her preventative operation.

Britain launched a research programme on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy.

Angelina Jolie, center, Jane Pitt, left, and William Pitt arrive before the 84th Academy Awards on Feb.