Breast Cancer

Birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen are known to slightly elevate one’s risk of breast cancer. The same is true of IUDs, new research shows.

Birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen are known to slightly elevate one’s risk of breast cancer. The same is true of IUDs, new research shows.

All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot.

A new breast cancer study finds many women with two or three breast tumors can get by with lumpectomy surgery instead of having their whole breast removed.

A nonprofit is trying to make the fight against cancer a little bit easier for women.

A nonprofit is trying to make the fight against cancer a little bit easier for women.

A breast cancer patient, a plastic surgeon, and the daughter of a cancer survivor walk into a yoga studio. Good things happen as a result.

A breast cancer patient, a plastic surgeon, and the daughter of a cancer survivor walk into a yoga studio. Good things happen as a result. Garvin Thomas reports.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. Despite decades of research and public outreach efforts, there are still many misconceptions and urban myths about breast cancer. Marking the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Dr. Joanne Mortimer of City of Hope hopes to debunk some of the common myths. Myth: Breast cancer…

At 31, Sarah Cocker Scott felt like her life was just getting started. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here are the symptoms and signs of breast cancer, and how you can lower your risk.

Calling herself the “Screen Queen,” Katie Couric is using her recent breast cancer diagnosis as motivation to inspire other women to get their annual mammograms.

Katie Couric revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer. Cancer experts share how they diagnose the disease and why staging is so important.

Calling the experience ”extremely scary,” “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler showcased a scar she received after undergoing a biopsy of her breast.

Doctors are reporting a new gain in breast cancer treatment. Some HER2 negative breast cancers are actually “HER2 low” and can benefit from a drug targeting the HER2 protein.

“It’s a personal choice to make this public, but sharing my experience makes cancer feel purposeful,” Shearer wrote.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a reminder for women over 40 to consider getting a mammogram.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a reminder for women over 40 to consider getting a mammogram. Bob Redell reports.

Ann-Marie Appiah Swatson remembers feeling a lump in her breast and getting tested. Thankfully, it was benign – but she says it shows the importance for young women of color to know their genetic history and get tested. She’s the founder of nonprofit Painted Pink, encouraging just that.

Newly-crowned Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, Beach Volleyball’s April Ross carries her mother’s memory with her, even on the sand.