#breast cancer

This age group accounted for 16 percent of all patients diagnosed with screening-detected cancers in a recent study.

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Screening rates for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer are still below public health targets.

Alcohol is linked to several types of cancer, especially among people over 50, but the absolute risk of light drinking is low.

By 2030, women around the world will be more likely to die of lung cancer than breast cancer.

Microscopic particles that deliver targeted therapy use drugs, heat, light or other agents to destroy cancerous cells.

Black women and others at elevated risk should be evaluated by age 30.

This group is more likely to develop several cancers, especially breast cancer, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.

Genetic test can help guide decisions about treatment after surgery.

But as many as 40 percent of women who qualify for mammograms aren’t being screened.

New study suggests longer hormone therapy may help prevent cancer recurrence.

New treatment approaches target tumors with shared characteristics, regardless of where they appear in the body.

Cryotherapy reduced symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in women with breast cancer.

Professional organizations disagree about when to begin getting regular mammograms, but many experts recommend starting at 40.