Women with breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast may benefit from participating in a tailored yoga program that includes gentle yoga postures, breathing exercises, and meditation, new…

Studies of human tumor cells implanted in mice have shown that the abnormal activation of four genes drives the spread of breast cancer to the lungs. The…

Biologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have identified a set of genes expressed in human breast cancer cells that work together to remodel the network of blood vessels at the site…

While rare, breast cancer can occur in men. When it does, mortality is three times higher among black men than white men, according to a new study.

The researchers…

A physician’s group issued new breast cancer screening guidelines on Monday for women in their 40s that leaves the decision about whether to get a mammogram up to the women…

Older women with breast cancer get a lower level of care than younger women, researchers at The University of Manchester have found.

Compared to younger women, older women with…

Women with a recent diagnosis of cancer in one breast should have MRI screening of the opposite breast, concludes a multi-center study involving University…

Harvard Medical School researchers are working on a new, simpler way to distinguish malignant tumors from non-cancerous masses when screening for breast cancer.

Scientists in the laboratory of…

Forty-four percent of surgeons do not refer the majority of their breast cancer patients to a plastic surgeon prior to the initial surgery when the woman is choosing…

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women today (after lung cancer) and is the most common cancer among women, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers. According to the World Health…

Modern radiation therapy for early breast cancer seems to be much less toxic to the heart than older radiation regimens, according to a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor study.

A “critical…

Accessing high-quality health information on the Internet may improve breast cancer patients’ opinions about their doctors, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center…

New non-toxic and targeted therapies for metastatic breast and ovarian cancers may now be possible, thanks to a discovery by a team of researchers at the…

A new study shows that among men treated for breast cancer, African-American men are more likely to die of the disease compared with white men. The results of the…

Researchers work toward creating a tailored breast cancer vaccine

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center studying the interaction between the immune system and cancer cells have identified interferon gamma…

A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study challenges the hypothesis that “cancer stem cells” - a small number of self-renewing cells within a tumor - are responsible for breast cancer…

Most postmenopausal women with small breast tumors don’t need chemotherapy to reduce their recurrence risk after lumpectomy.

To try to determine who does, a test that measures…

In the March Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers demonstrate that miniscule bioprobes could be produced and used with molecularly targeted therapeutic heat to kill malignant breast cancer cells- without damaging nearby healthy…

In experiments with laboratory mice that bear aggressive human breast cancers, UC Davis researchers have used hot nanoprobes to slow the growth of tumors…

Strenuous exercise - such as lap swimming, aerobics and running - appears to cut the risk of some breast cancers in women, a study said on Monday.

While it is…

Diagnosis of lung cancer by the analysis of exhaled breath with a colorimetric sensor array

A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with “moderate accuracy” even in…

A protein known for its ability to ‘bridge’ interactions between other cellular proteins may spur metastasis in breast cancer, the disease’s deadliest stage, a study from Burnham Institute for…

Why are African American women 1.5 to 2.2 times more likely than white women to die from breast cancer, despite their lower incidence…

A new study confirms that for most women, 6 or more hours of strenuous recreational exercise each week can reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer, according to the findings…

Group exercise sessions can help to improve the physical and psychological wellbeing of people diagnosed with breast cancer, a new BMJ study reveals today.

Breast cancer…