#breast cancer

Confusion over drug prices, insurance and copays can cost both patients and providers thousands of dollars in unnecessary expenses.

Experts are now calling for women not to start yearly mammograms until age 45.

Some women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to cure the disease with hormone therapy alone.

The scary disease is expected to increase by almost 50 percent in 15 years.

African Americans may actually have a genetic predisposition to more aggressive tumors

The drug is called Perjeta, and it is being used to help treat a type of breast cancer called HER2 positive.

Light, no matter how weak, can suppress the body's production of melatonin, a hormone that makes tumors able to withstand cancer treatment.

The heated medical debate over the benefits and drawbacks of mammograms may soon come to an end thanks to new, more accurate technology.

Researchers have worked for years to figure out exactly why African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. N...

'Together We Can Defeat Cancer' will emphasize breast cancer screenings for women older than 40 and colorectal screenings for women and...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine), a new drug to treat breast cancer patients.

Indulging in three or more alcoholic drinks per day may increase a woman's risk of breast cancer by up to 50 percent, according to a study a...

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has reversed its decision to cut off funding to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), according to...

The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is terminating its funding for breast cancer screening and education p...

The number of Americans, and especially Latinos, being screened for common cancers has fallen below national targets, according to...

New research shows that beta-blockers, safe and inexpensive heart meds often prescribed for a number of cardiovascular conditions, may also he...