Fewer but more concentrated doses of radiotherapy could be as safe and effective as a longer-course treatment for breast cancer patients, researchers said on Tuesday.

Women having radiotherapy, which is…

Fewer but larger doses of radiotherapy may be a safe and effective way to treat breast cancer, research suggests.

A team of UK and US researchers found giving 13 larger doses…

A computer model simulation suggests that adding breast MRI screening may be cost-effective for women of certain ages who carry BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, according to…

Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center are leading a nationwide clinical trial to determine whether a new genetic test can be used to personalize treatment for early-stage breast cancer.

According to a new study, women who gain weight in adulthood face a higher lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer even if they…

Women who gain weight as adults face a higher lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

The study adds to a large body of evidence…

Women who use statin drugs to lower their cholesterol are no more likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not use the drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer had a lower risk of recurrence when they were treated with radiation therapy, according to a study in the Journal…

Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study…

Women with larger breasts have a greater risk of developing breast cancer before menopause than smaller-breasted women do, a new study shows.

While the findings are useful for breast cancer…

Breast cancer is an understudied and poorly understood disease in Hispanic/Latina populations in the U.S., and breast cancer appears to be presenting at an earlier age in…

A 37-year-old man with breast cancer was told on Monday his local NHS trust will fund treatment with the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin, a move that will add to…

For women diagnosed with a type of non-invasive breast cancer, removing the breast is not the only treatment option.

Breast conserving surgery, long known to be…

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) of the breast can be treated with breast conserving surgery (BCT), as is invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), without greater future risk of radical surgical…

British scientists say women who develop breast cancer because of two common genetic mutations could have their treatment transformed by a chemotherapy drug which already exists.

The…

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have defined conditions associated with disabling fatigue that persists for years in almost a third of breast cancer survivors, according to…

Prior pregnancy is associated with a reduced the risk of breast cancer in women older than 40 years who are carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations - which are known…

A new study finds use of annual mammography among breast cancer survivors, who are at increased risk of a recurrence or a new malignancy in the other breast,…

After surviving breast cancer, the percentage of women who undergo annual mammograms declines steadily with each passing year, new research shows. This is a concerning trend because these women have an…

Cosmetic breast implants do not seem to increase the risk of cancer, according to the results of a population-based study with more than 15 years of follow-up.

A slightly elevated…

Eli Lilly and Co’s Evista osteoporosis drug works as well as the older tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women, with fewer dangerous side…

Although survival rates with breast cancer have increased overall in recent years, African-American women still tend to have more advanced disease when the diagnosis is made, and to fare…

A pain-killing medication appears to halt the production of an enzyme that is key to a common form of breast cancer, a new study using tissue cultures suggests.

The…

Children as young as 6 years old often realize the gravity of the situation when their mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, but most still need to talk…

Advances in chemotherapy are proving a life-saving boon for women whose breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes but who have tumors that are not fueled by estrogen, a…