When it comes to physical traits, such as eye color or body type, many women are well aware that these can be inherited from either parent-but not so many realize that a genetic risk for breast or ovarian cancer is as likely...
Treatment-related complications are common in breast cancer patients long after their therapy has been completed, a recent study says. There are 2....
Drugs called aromatase inhibitors, which are used to treat breast cancer, can make muscles and joints so painful and stiff that some...
A breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging is a noninvasive test that uses a magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce...
Pregnancy is safe for women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, according to a recent study. These types of breast tumors are especially...
Consuming the toxic metal cadmium in the foods you eat may raise your risk for breast cancer, a recent Swedish study suggests....
Nearly one-fourth of women who opt for breast-conserving surgery instead of mastectomy as an initial treatment for breast cancer need a second...
A vaccine that coaxes the body to attack tumor cells has shown promise in a small study of advanced breast and ovarian...
After breast cancer treatment, many women suffer from hot flashes and night sweats, but a type of "talk therapy" might...
Some women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy to stave off hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms of menopause may be...
An experimental drug designed to treat patients with a specific kind of breast cancer known as HER2-positive appeared to boost survival compared...
There has been so much controversy lately about mammography for detecting breast cancer-whether to have a mammogram at all and if so,...