Breast Cancer News

THE NASH BREAST CARE CENTER was recently honored with a Pink Ribbon Award for excellence in mammography imaging.

Jim and Barb Daggett were married in 1969 and like other couples, have weathered many of life's storms together.

Every year thousands of women with breast cancer are faced with a devastating reality: give up a part of themselves or "give up" to cancer WITH A DEVASTATING REALITY: GIVE UP A PART OF THEMSELVES OR "GIVE UP" TO CANCER.

Campaigners are urging pharmaceutical giant Roche to lower the cost of a pioneering new breast cancer treatment as the NHS drugs watchdog is set to reject its use on cost grounds.

A new drug for breast cancer which extends women's lives by almost six months is to be blocked from routine NHS access under draft guidance issued by a health watchdog.

B.C. has become the latest province to fund a test that can help determine whether patients with a certain type of early stage breast cancer could benefit from chemotherapy.

A team of researchers have discovered that a false-positive mammogram may cause women a little temporary anxiety, but it does not negatively impact their willingness to undergo future breast cancer screening.

Women who eat a lot of fat, particularly saturated fat, may be at higher risk of certain types of breast cancer, new research suggests.

"The Breast Cancer Listening Tour" is a road show of open forums/focus groups throughout Colorado to listen to the needs of Colorado's breast cancer community.

Especially as the mother-of-two wasn't suffering from any form of cancer or illness that needed a prompt reaction to save her life.

It is hoped the pathology test will help women get the most effective treatment, particularly for more aggressive forms of the cancer.

Women whose mammograms suggest possible breast cancer that is eventually ruled out experience slightly increased anxiety, but that doesn't necessarily affect their overall health, according to a new study.

DEAR DOCTOR K: My mother had breast cancer, so I believe I'm at higher risk than are most women.

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A newly created blood test can detect the recurrence of breast cancer with up to 95 percent accuracy and help monitor a patient's response to treatment, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore.

One in four women who had free mammograms last year failed to return for follow-up tests, despite their scans indicating possible abnormalities.

When you survive a trying time, it is natural to want to help those still going through it.

This year, more than 1.6 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed, resulting in approximately 586,000 deaths.

A metro Detroit foundation is working to make the burden of breast cancer just a little bit lighter for patients in need.

Two years ago, doctors told Lisa Ridgeway she had triple negative breast cancer, a very aggressive disease with no cure.