Are Too Many Older People Screened for Cancer?
2011-12-12
Debate over testing should weigh health and life expectancy, expert saysContinue Reading
After Mastectomy, Breast Reconstruction Is Safe for Older Women
2011-12-12
As population ages, more women over 60 will face the choice, study notesContinue Reading
Side Effects Cause Many Older Women to Drop Breast Cancer Drugs
2011-12-12
Problems with recurrence-preventing aromatase inhibitors may be underreported, study suggestsContinue Reading
Radiation May Also Lead to 'Chemo Brain'
2011-12-12
Mental fuzziness can last several years after breast cancer treatments, study findsContinue Reading
British Study Suggests Mammograms Do More Harm Than Good
2011-12-10
But U.S. experts say getting them annually, starting at age 40, saves livesContinue Reading
Starchy Foods May Boost Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
2011-12-10
Women who ate more carbs, especially starches, more likely to get repeat cancer, study saysContinue Reading
Few Women Get Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Study
2011-12-08
Older women, blacks, rural residents less likely to get procedure done immediatelyContinue Reading
Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence
2011-12-08
Those first diagnosed before 40 even more likely to develop cancer in the other breast, study saysContinue Reading
Family Tree May Affect Diagnosis Age in Some Breast Cancers
2011-12-08
In study of BRCA cancers, genes from father’s side linked to diagnosis earlier in lifeContinue Reading
Two New Drug Combos May Fight Advanced Breast Cancers
2011-12-08
Studies found disease-free survival was lengthened when two new drugs were added to standard regimenContinue Reading
Avastin Boosted Survival for Type of Aggressive Breast Cancer: Study
2011-12-08
Added to chemo treatment, the drug prolonged life an average of nearly 3 months, researchers sayContinue Reading
British Screening Program Finding More Early Stage Colon Cancers
2011-12-08
More than 1 million have been tested using kits sent to homesContinue Reading
Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer
2011-12-08
But tamoxifen showed protective effect for heavy women, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hispanic Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer
2011-12-08
Disparity may be explained by biological differences in tumors, researchers sayContinue Reading