Or had her cancer returned? “Because I have the BRCA2 gene, I have a higher chance of the cancer coming back,” she says. “The ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a time to educate people about breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.

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Study findings highlight the importance of follow-up screening and the value of patient communication among DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ, survivors. A study published in 2023 sheds light on how ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer ...

Learn about the early warning signs of breast cancer in women under 45, including lumps, skin changes, and swelling, as well ...

When you consider that rates of breast cancer continue to rise in women under 50, per the American Cancer Society, it makes sense to want to do everything you can to prevent it—or at the very least, ...

Even if you're doing an annual check-up at the gynaecologist, you still need to remind yourself to do a quick monthly breast examination. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa After your regular breast exam by ...

I will never forget the moment I discovered my own breast cancer. I was in the shower, rushing to get to work, daydreaming about an upcoming vacation, when I felt it: the tiny pebble lodged firmly in ...

PLAY TONIGHT. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING THE BEST PLAN FOR DETECTING BREAST CANCER. THERE’S A LOT OF NEW ADVICE OUT THERE HERE. TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN IS DOCTOR LEIF ELLISON, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR ...

When you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, one of your first concerns is likely whether it’s spread. To answer questions like this, your doctor must determine the stage. Physicians use staging to ...

At 33 years old, Gillian McDonald was diagnosed with rare triple negative stage 3c inflammatory breast cancer after feeling a lump when she did a breast self-exam at home. McDonald, of Gig Harbor, ...