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
Washington University researchers pinpoint the genetic culprits and some actual genetic mutations responsible for susceptibility to 12 separate cancers.
Postmenopausal women with a history of smoking and gum disease face a significantly higher risk for breast cancer development.
From Planned Parenthood, to new cancer screening guidelines and climate change, here's what got us talking in 2015.
Women with breast cancer may have better survival odds if they get surgery and chemotherapy more quickly, two large U.S. studies suggest.
New research reveals the complication and economic burden local therapy options, like mastectomy plus reconstruction, have on early breast cancer patients.
New analysis shows only 1 in 6 women at higher risk for breast cancer opt for preventive therapy, and suggest it may be a result of poor doctor-patient communication.
False-positive mammograms indicate modest risk for subsequent breast cancer, new study suggests.
New research suggests higher breast density on mammograms is not associated with higher risk of breast cancer.
Women were enraged after Instagram deactivated a post-mastectomy tattoo account, stating it was too “sexually suggestive.”
Pigeons were able to accurately decide which medical images showed malignant breast tissue.
Cancer isn't usually something to joke about, but Nikki Martinez uses humor to deal with her disease and spread awareness.
Breast cancer rates among African-American women match those of white women, yet rates among Asian women have increased dramatically.