Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a type of cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas. While the overwhelming majority of cases are women, men can sometimes also develop breast cancer. Worldwide, breast cancer comprises 22.9% of all cancers in women.

Breast Cancer Stories

Overweight Dads: A Risk Factor For Their Daughters' Breast Cancer?

Men who gain an excessive amounts of fat may put their future daughters at risk for breast cancer.
Progesterone Plays A Bigger Role In Breast Cancer Than We Thought

Treating both estrogen and progesterone receptors may be the best way to prevent cancer, finds study.
Scientists Close In On Effective Treatment For Invasive Breast Cancer

The results of a new study finds a new active substance can kill cancer cells without harming neighboring healthy cells.
15.5 Million Americans Are Cancer Survivors

As of Jan. 1, 2016, more than 15.5 million Americans have a history of cancer; in 2026, this number will reach more than 20 million.
Young Women Deserve To Know Their Post-Cancer Fertility Options

Young cancer survivors do not receive enough information about their fertility and possible options for preserving it.
Janice Dickinson Regrets Breast Implants After Cancer Diagnosis

After learning implants can obscure breast abnormalities, the model wishes she never got them in the first place.
A Teen's Diet May Affect Her Risk Of Breast Cancer

Young girls who consumed high quantities of saturated fat, as well as low quantities of unsaturated fats, had a higher percentage of dense breast tissue during early adulthood, a risk factor for breast cancer.
Women Over 50 Need Sunshine To Avoid Cancer

Higher levels of vitamin D in the blood is associated with a reduced risk of cancer in women over the age of 55.
Novartis Breast Cancer Drug Set To Take On Pfizer's Ibrance

A clinical trial testing an experimental breast cancer pill from Novartis has been stopped early because of good results, boosting the Swiss company's efforts to build up its oncology business.
A Simple Way To Improve Cancer Treatment Results

Extreme breath-holding could help in breast cancer treatment.
Breast Cancer Prevention May Start In Your Teens, With Lots Of Fruit

Consuming higher amounts of fruit during adolescence was associated with a decreased risk of developing breast cancer in women, a new study found.
Scientists Just Found 5 New Breast Cancer Genes

This discovery strengthens the case for more personalized medicine.

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