More Breast Cancer News

• Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

  Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to the uproar over revised mammogram recommendations unveiled earlier ...

• Mammography: What to Do Now?

  Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait ...

• Guidelines Push Back Start of Mammograms to Age 50

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women don't need to start having mammograms to screen for ...

• Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The over-activity of a gene known to boost a woman's ...

• Less HRT, Fewer Cases of Possible Breast Cancer Precursor

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Declining use of hormone replacement therapy may be driving down ...

• Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Even three years after finishing treatment for breast cancer, almost ...

• Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After a lumpectomy, women with very dense breasts have a ...

• Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a relatively uncommon type of breast cancer are ...

• Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Black women experience a significant delay in follow-up after discovery ...

• Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a high genetic risk of developing breast cancer ...

• Race Not a Factor if Breast Cancer Chemo Succeeds

  Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with locally advanced breast cancer who undergo the ...

• Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to common belief, most women diagnosed with breast cancer ...

• Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients

  Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Many breast cancer patients have low levels of vitamin D, ...

• 'Lab on a Chip' Might Speed Breast Cancer Monitoring

  Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A pocket-size device under development could soon help monitor how ...

• Gene Test Might Predict Tamoxifen's Effectiveness

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic variant seems to predict resistance to the breast ...

• New Test Assesses Individual Breast Cancer Risk

  Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Analyzing individual breast tissue for specific structural characteristics may more ...

• Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer women in the United States are dying from breast ...

• Social Isolation Adversely Affects Breast Cancer

  Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- A socially isolated, stressful environment can speed up the growth ...

• More Women Having Other Breast Removed

  Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many more women are deciding to have a healthy breast ...