No doubt you recall the recent brouhaha when the US Preventive Services Task Force shocked America by saying that women in their 40s didn't need mammograms to screen for breast cancer. It claimed that the test's downsides—inconvenience,...
If what the journal Radiology says is true that the lifetime risk of dying from radiation-induced cancer associated with getting just one...
In women who have had breast cancer, annual mammograms help detect second breast I cancers. However, they are at increased risk for...
Women who have had breast cancer should consider annual screening with breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to an annual mammogram,...
If you have breast cancer you may already be familiar with the condition lymphedema. This condition—which involves mild to extreme swelling,...
Breast cancer patients often are warned that lifting heavy bags, children or other objects could exacerbate postsurgical lymphedema (persistent swelling due to...
As if it weren't tough enough to face cancer, many patients who receive chemotherapy experience severe nausea and vomiting afterward,...
Two new studies may help breast cancer patients and their doctors make treatment decisions involving immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy. One study...
A new study suggests that in women undergoing breast-conserving surgery, removing at least 2 millimeters of healthy tissue in addition to a...
Removing many lymph nodes may not be necessary in women with early breast cancer who also undergo a lumpectomy to remove the...
Many experts define moderate drinking for women as no more than one serving of alcohol (1.5 ounces of liquor, four ounces...
Two commonly used blood pressure medications seem to have opposite effects on the chances of breast cancer recurring in women with a...