Hope is on the horizon for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers. A recent clinical trial, led by researchers at Cambridge University, explored the effects of combining chemotherapy with ...

Thousands of women could now be spared one of the most debilitating side-effects of breast cancer treatment - lifelong ...

Based on findings from multiple clinical trials, experts recommend sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) over ANLD and omit axillary surgery in certain patients. Findings from ACOSOG Z1071, SENTINA, and ...

When actress Christina Applegate revealed her stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis in 2008, she made a bold decision to undergo a double mastectomy despite having cancer in only one breast. Years later, ...

Applies to most patients with one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes ...

When a woman learns she has breast cancer, her reaction is often: take it out. Now doctors say that might not always be necessary. Some women with the earliest stages of breast cancer could be ...

Your breast cancer stage plays an important role in your treatment choices. For stages II and III, treatment often involves some combination of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, targeted drugs ...

When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, many patients instinctively pursue the most aggressive treatment path available, believing it offers the best chance for survival. This often leads women to ...

Your health needs change as you age. Treatment for common types of breast cancer in older adults may change, too. Learning you have breast cancer is stressful at any age. But you may learn you have ...

Some women who undergo arduous treatments due to breast cancer turn to nipple and areola tattoos as a way to reconnect with their bodies, but not all insurance covers the process.

A new DNA test could spare millions of breast cancer patients from chemotherapy. We answer your questions about what it means ...