Women who have breast cancer are now living longer than they did only five years ago—and not simply due to improved mammography techniques. Reason: Recent scientific evidence is changing the way physicians can treat the disease—making these treatments much more...
Women who have a false-positive mammogram result--when breast cancer is first suspected but then dispelled with further testing-can have lingering anxiety and...
Breast tomosynthesis, commonly called 3D mammography, is a relatively new imaging technique that catches more breast cancers than regular 2D mammograms while...
There appears to be a link between an injectable form of progestin-only birth control, best known as Depo-Provera, and an increased risk...
As they reach adulthood, some childhood cancer survivors need to be extra-wary about yet another cancer threat, a recent study reveals. Researchers...
The benefits of genetic testing to assess the risk of breast and ovarian cancers linked to the BRCA gene are limited to...
If you are considering or currently using hormone therapy (HT) to ease menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, you&...
If you're a woman, then you already know that one daily drink of alcohol may raise your risk for breast...
It's easy to know when you're really dehydrated—your mouth is parched, you're likely overheated and...
A top major league baseball mental-toughness trainer has devised a mental workout that helped his team clinch the World Series (twice!)--and...
No one wants to hear a doctor say, "It's a brain tumor." But what most of us don&...
You climb into bed longing for sleep, but just as you start to relax, your legs begin 1 to twitch, tingle and...