Breast Cancer News

The Christine Willett Trust is giving the cash to buy an anaesthetic machine and defibrillator for the brachytherapy suite, where cancer patients undergo radiation treatment.

Despite the fact that the incidence of cancer is many fold higher in persons over 65 years of age, we still have an inadequate understanding on how best to treat these older cancer patients.

The 49-year-old actor praised his fiance - who had a double mastectomy earlier this year - for being "brave and bold" at the New York premiere of his latest film 'World War Z' on Monday night and the woman of his dreams.

THE husband of a 'bright star' who passed away after a battle with breast cancer is urging women to get checked regularly.

DOCTORS say they may be forced to charge women who have recovered from breast cancer who are referred to them for follow-up care.

Mexican singer Margo Rey has signed on as the ambassador of Brides Against Breast Cancer as she battles the disease.

The debate over Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy in order to reduce her chances of breast cancer from a 'Jewish gene' mutation just got feisty.

Local breast cancer patients and survivors will take flight on Maine's largest aerial adventure course, uniting in what should be an empowering evening.

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research .

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research .

TBBCF needs volunteers for two leadership positions to support the 2013 Walk Across Southeastern CT that takes place on October 5. Both positions must be available on Walk day.

Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal, beginning a creative search for a drug that can block its activity.

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 40,000 women in the United States will succumb to breast cancer this year.

Actress Angelina Jolie spoke publicly over her decision to have a double mastectomy to decrease her risk of getting cancer.

A new technique means breast cancer patients can have the tumour and affected lymph nodes removed in just one operation.

Twenty-one female news anchors in our area are joining up with supporters and survivors Thursday, June 27 to raise funds for the Howard University Cancer Center.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

In this undated photo provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, new President and CEO Judith A. Salerno, left, is shown with Komen Founder and now Chair of Global Strategy Nancy G. Brinker.

GLASGOW'S first lady of jazz Carol Kidd will fly back to Scotland this month for an emotional homecoming gig.

A new molecular pathway involving the gene ZNF365 has been identified and abnormalities in that pathway may predict worse outcomes for patients with breast cancer, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.