Breast Cancer

A healthy diet may protect women from breast cancer

In a new study, researchers found women whose diets tend to feed inflammation may have a higher risk of breast cancer. They tested more than...

Women with heart failure from breast cancer treatment may fare better than previously thought

Women who develop heart failure following certain breast cancer treatments are generally healthier and have a better prognosis than those with heart failure from...

This diet could increase breast cancer risk

In a new study from the Catalan Institute of Oncology, researchers found that women with diets incorporating more foods that increase inflammation in the...

Healthy levels of vitamin D may boost breast cancer outcomes

In a new study from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers found that breast cancer patients who have adequate levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine...

This drug may fight hard-to-treat breast cancers

In a new study from the Institute of Cancer Research and elsewhere, researchers found a medication may help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers...

This drug could help lower breast cancer risk with less side effect

While the drug tamoxifen reduces the risk of developing breast cancer and prevents recurrence, the side effects cause many women to discontinue their treatment. In...

Mammograms and the COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know

Some women who have gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 have noticed a startling development ― lumps that in the past might have meant cancer. As health...

Breast cancer awareness: What women need to know

Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer in women (after skin cancer). It’s the most common noncutaneous cancer in U.S. women, with an estimated 61,000...

A new way to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

In a new study from Dartmouth, researchers found a new method to treat drug-resistant breast cancer. Anti-estrogen treatments, which block growth signals from estrogen receptors...

This diabetes drug may help treat aggressive breast cancer

In a new study from the National University of Singapore, researchers developed an approach to target highly resistant triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) with diabetes...