breast cancer

Alternate Names : Cancer – breast, Carcinoma – ductal, Carcinoma – lobular, DCIS, LCIS, HER2-positive breast cancer, ER-positive breast cancer, Ductal carcinoma in situ, Lobular carcinoma in situ Definition Breast…

FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional images of the breast for cancer screening…

THURSDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Actress Denise Richards wowed the crowd in scarlet, while Today show host Ann Curry hit the catwalk in fire-engine red. Oprah Winfrey’s best-friend-forever, talk…

THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some good news for women ever bothered by hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms: Your risk for breast cancer may be reduced as…

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — The odds of surviving cardiac arrest are greater if it is caused by a “shockable” arrhythmia and if bystanders can give CPR and a…

MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Heavy smokers of childbearing age — especially women who have not been pregnant — may face a modest increase in their risk of developing…

MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — The anti-estrogen drug that transformed the treatment of breast cancer three decades ago may also reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers…

THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) — Having both breast cancer and diabetes greatly increases the chances of dying, new research shows. Having both diseases greatly increases the chances of dying,…

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors have debated about how to best determine whether a patient’s breast cancer has spread, especially in the earliest cases of metastases.…

TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) — Women should be made aware of the potential downsides of breast cancer screenings, a team of Dutch doctors urges, because false-positive results can prompt…