Recent data from the American Cancer Society confirmed previous research indicating black women are more likely than white women to be diagnosed with estrogen or progesterone–receptor-negative breast cancer. Efforts are needed to ensure timely and effective treatment for these aggressive tumors i…[more]

Recent data from the American Cancer Society confirmed previous research indicating black women are more likely than white women to be diagnosed with estrogen or progesterone–receptor-negative breast cancer. Efforts are needed to ensure timely and effective treatment for these aggressive tumors in …[more]

Scientists believe they have found out why diet and exercise affect a women's chance of breast cancer after she's past menopause, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that cutting calories and exercise affect pathways to mTOR, a molecule that integrates energy balance with cell growt…[more]

If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer, too. When a breast canc…[more]

Mammograms detect 80 percent to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, and all women 40 and older should get a yearly mammogram, says the American Cancer Society (ACS) as it marks National Mammography Day on Friday, Oct. 17. "Mammography remains the most effective screening test for the early d…[more]

Chemotherapy to treat cancer can be debilitating, rendering the patient weak, tired, and often unable to work or care for their family. That's part of the reason so many people are hopeful that a clinical trial being conducted in Boston and other cities around the world will show that pills can be just as effective as chemotherapy, but with fewer side effects.

Cancer patients who take vitamin C during chemotherapy may be doing themselves harm, according to new research that suggests the popular vitamin helps keep cancer cells alive. Studies in mice and human cancer cells in petri dishes show vitamin C blunted the effects of a wide range of anti-cancer drugs. Overall, 30 to 70 per cent fewer cancer cells exposed to vitamin C were killed, depending on the dose and the drug tested.

Four years ago, Michelle Morey of Orono pulled a muscle while working out at the gym. A lump in her chest stood out. But she didn't worry. It was just a knot in the muscle, she was sure. A month later, Morey went shopping with a friend. In the dressing room, her friend -- a breast cancer survivor -- noticed the lump. "Why haven't you had that checked?" she demanded. Sobered, Morey saw her doctor. At age 37, she had Stage II breast cancer.

Female babies who are above average in weight and height are at increased risk as adults, study finds.

Baby girls who are of larger than average length and weight at birth grow up being at increased risk of breast cancer, analysis suggests. The analysis of 32 studies involving more than 600,000 women provides the strongest evidence yet of such a link. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine team says birth size might explain 5% of all breast cancers.