Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection results in 99% five-year survival rates.
She had no family history of cancer. So when she experienced some swelling in her breast near the end of what she called “a textbook-easy pregnancy” with her third child, she and her doctors ...
It’s a sobering statistic: 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime.1 ...
This is the question I asked myself when I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in mid-April,” she wrote. “I know this will come as a shock to many, but I am okay and I will be okay.
Two new studies led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a possible way to block the progression of several forms of blood cancer using a drug ...
Cancer screening is key to saving patients' lives since an earlier stage diagnosis improves survival rates, decreases morbidity, and leads to less intensive treatments.