Breast Cancer News & Features

How do you tell the kids? How can you stay calm? There are some questions your doctor can't answer. Here are insights from people who understand – other women with breast cancer.

What now? Here are insights on intimacy from women living – and loving – with breast cancer.

You may feel tired and smells may nauseate, but it's important to keep your energy up during treatment. Here are some suggestions.

January 13, 2003 — Though black, Hispanic, and American Indian women tend to have  poorer breast cancer outcomes than white women, poverty is a far more important predictor of breast cancer death than race.

An array of high-tech detection techniques and devices is on the scientific horizon.

If the woman you love is diagnosed with breast cancer, you have to cope, too.

From tweaking the size and timing of chemotherapy, to adjusting how it's administered, small improvements are making a big difference in women's lives.

Future breast cancer treatments will be a lot smarter about the cells they target.

New Treatments Are Prolonging Survival and Improving Quality of Life

What now? Here are insights on intimacy from women living – and loving – with breast cancer.

Women with breast cancer face a big decision: Are the benefits of the cancer drug tamoxifen worth the risks?

John Cope was shocked when he learned he had breast cancer. Then he made himself a warrior -- and survived.

Activist Barbara Brenner isn't content with pink ribbons, breast cancer walks, and fundraising postage stamps. She's an in-your-face fighter against the disease.

When a mammogram fails, does a woman have the right to sue?

Fighting Cancer With Exercise: One Woman's Story

Women seeking mammograms can find the highest quality screenings from radiologists and doctors who have years of experience performing and reading mammograms on a daily basis.

Medical experts say there are several reasons why a mammogram may fail to detect a cancerous tumor.

For years, research on whether exercise helps reduce breast cancer risk has turned up conflicting results. Now the clouds of confusion are starting to clear.