Breast cancer

...follows years of aggressive communication campaigns. "Everyone knows someone who has had breast cancer," said Ryan, who has survived two different breast cancers. She said the new guidelines feel like a huge step backward to a...

In this article: Lung cancer, Nodule, Burden of proof, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Cancer, and University of Alabama at Birmingham

By Julie Steenhuysen - Analysis Making drastic changes to U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines will take much stronger evidence than that offered by a federal advisory panel this week, U.S. doctors said Friday. They said the U.S....

In this article: Cancer, Cervical cancer, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Cancer Society, Burden of proof, U.S., and Gynecologist

...as they cross the finish line after their first 5K walk during the 2008 Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure. Ullman is battling breast cancer, and Peters is a one year survivor. Lisa DeJong/AP Lindsay Ullman, 31, left,...

In this article: Kathleen Sebelius, Cancer, Nancy Brinker, and Susan G. Komen

...evidence to show that mammography screening among women in this age group reduces mortality from breast cancer by 15%-25%. Among women, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality, accounting for 16% of cancer deaths globally.

In this article: India, Cancer, US, Biopsy, and Anxiety

...is particularly important: One in every five men with breast cancer has a relative who's also had it. The primary risk factors for breast cancer in men are: Klinefelter's syndrome, an abnormality of the sex chromosomes. Exposure to...

In this article: Peter Criss, Kiss, Cancer, Surgery, Brca2, Klinefelter's syndrome, Estrogen, and Los Angeles Times

...drummer went to the doctor, underwent some tests and a surgical procedure to remove the lump. A week later, the doctor called. It was breast cancer. "My heart hit my stomach and my knees buckled," Criss recalled. The good news was that...

In this article: Peter Criss, Kiss, Cancer, Surgery, Beth, Nodule, Richard Roundtree, and Shaft

That's not a word one hears much these days, but calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. Released Monday, the paper has caused a stir with its recommendation that women in their 40s...

In this article: Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Cancer, Harvard, American Cancer Society, and Egypt