Breast Cancer's DNA Yields More Secrets

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic makeup of breast cancer tumors may be a better predictor of how well a woman will fare than a tumor's size and appearance, which has been the traditional way of looking at cancers, new research suggests.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Identifies Potential New Treatment Which Could Help 800 Scottish Women Each Year

Scientists from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a potential new way to treat a common form of breast cancer which affects 800 Scottish women and 9,000 UK women each year. The team are the first to identify a gene's key role in causing the spread of HER2 positive breast cancer to other parts of the body. The gene is called C35 and ...

One-Day Breast Cancer Treatment

When breast cancer is caught early, lumpectomy plus radiation is widely considered just as effective as a total mastectomy. There's a new therapy in testing that could combine surgery and radiation into one single visit.

Breast Cancer: Sex and Intimacy

WebMD looks at a sensitive topic for breast cancer patients: sex and intimacy. Discover ways you can keep intimacy alive even though youre dealing with breast cancer and its treatment.

Breast cancer survivor is thankful for her family, friends

Clara Engberg said support from her family, friends and co-workers helped her to get through her battle with breast cancer.