Breast Cancer

Patrick I. Borgen, M.D., discusses new discoveries that could lead to better, more individualized treatment for men with breast cancer.

Breast implants, especially those with textured surfaces, may be associated with a rare type of lymphoma, according to a recent statement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Sara Hurvitz, M.D. talks about recent and upcoming advancements in the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

Treatment is over -- no longer are days filled with doctors' appointments, choices, planning and cancer

Dry brushing helps exfoliate skin, but can it also stimulate the lymphatic system?

Surviving cancer has a hidden side to be reckoned with.

Watching current health care debates, we need to take deep breaths and trust that intelligent, compassionate people will make responsible choices affecting a nation. Writing letters to support our choices can help.

When breast cancer patients are misclassified by subtype, it can mean the best treatment options are delayed.

Neoadjuvant treatment may decrease the amount of surgery some women with breast cancer need to have, says Debu Tripathy, M.D.

You readily see the physical changes caused by cancer, but what goes on in your mind is just as noteworthy.

There are times when talking to another cancer patient, someone just like you, could be the key to better coping and a better life with this disease. Join a conversation, make a call, go online to make a positive change.

Jubilee Brown, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, discusses genetic counseling for patients with breast and ovarian cancer.

Receiving a diagnosis of NED (no evidence of disease) is reason for celebration!

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor says you are allowed to feel what you are feeling, whatever that is.

New guidelines may result in a small percentage of patients with breast cancer being misclassified and not receiving proper treatment, Michael F. Press, M.D., Ph.D., says.

Only in a family like mine, where breast cancer comes up fairly often, would my daughter Kirtley call me into the bathroom to see a pimple on her breast at age 14.

Kisqali (ribociclib), a CDK 4/6 inhibitor, gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the frontline treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

I’m lying there with the machines swirling around me, staring up at a faux light, and literally, it was as if the clouds started moving. And I thought ‘Would be great to have a lemonade right now.’” - Apryl Allen

Multiple trials are testing the potential of immunotherapy combinations in breast cancer. The results are exciting, explains Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.

After surgery and treatment, some breast cancer survivors may develop fibromyalgia. Medication can help, but it's an individual choice to take it.

Winning (and losing) the Academy Awards can be like fighting cancer.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor ponders the heart of the cancer diagnosis--a lifetime of ongoing uncertainty.

Communication is often a big issue in cancer care.

My hair tells the world that treatment is over and I am a survivor. If only it were that simple.

Hearing that you have cancer can be overwhelming, so it is important to take notes and ask questions.

When faced with breast cancer treatment, patients must make fertility preservation decisions ahead of treatment. But how do they feel about their decisions over time?

A breast cancer and melanoma survivor remembers the emotions and experiences after surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation are finished.

Masculine medicine for the modern man

Remembering what the fear of breast cancer felt like on the day you were diagnosed is not only necessary, but valuable.

Poor diet in adolescence and early adulthood may increase a woman's chance of developing premenopausal breast cancer, according to the findings of a recent study.