Breast Cancer - Prevention
A look at how alcohol triggers breast cancer growth.
Breast cancer patients who were diagnosed when cancer was at an early stage may want to consider extending the length of time between dinner and breakfast the next morning.
If you're a woman in your 40s, you should know about this.
Shift work (working during the time when most people are asleep) may increase your risk of cancer learn what you can do about it.
Alcohol consumption is a significant risk factor for cancer, but the headlines may be a bit misleading.
One of the most psychologically and socially devastating side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss. Although not yet FDA-approved, cold caps have helped many women hold onto their locks.
Research shows bees can be trained to sniff out early-stage cancer.
Many patients undergoing chemotherapy are in need of platelets. Here's how you can help.
In addition to knowing your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol numbers, you should also know your white blood cell count. Here's the lifesaving reason why.
The brain fog experienced by people with cancer can be controlled. Here's what it is, and what you, or a loved one, can do about it.
Both breast and ovarian cancers are strongly linked to two specific genes. Learn more about what options are available for women with mutations in these genes.
Here's how to understand the latest health news and what it means for your diagnosis.
Though most cases of breast cancer occur in women over 55, thousands under the age of 40 are diagnosed each year. Find out if you're at increased risk and what you can do to protect yourself.
Don't let cancer cramp your style. These hints will help you thrive during treatment.
Think you're covered in case of cancer? You might need to think again.
After disclosing your cancer diagnosis, you may find friends and family behaving differently toward you. Here's how to put an end to the awkwardness.
If detected early, many forms of cancer can be successfully treated. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers.
Popular in the 80s, this form of birth control is making a comeback. Here's what to consider.
Scientists are at work on a vaccine that would prevent the development of cancer cells in the body. Get the update.
What do the guidelines from the United States Preventive Task Force mean for you?
There is no guaranteed protection against breast cancer, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk.
Keeping up with all your health screenings may seem daunting, but this list can get you started on a year of healthy living.
Mammograms save lives. Or do they? Breast cancer deaths have declined over the past two decades. Is this due to routine screenings or better treatment techniques?
Many men may find this to be startling news, but breast cancer doesn't happen only in women. Although men don't have breasts in the sense that women do, they do have breast tissue and enough of it to make breast cancer possible.
Although advancing age and being a woman are the two most significant risk factors for breast cancer, a family history also raises your risk of developing breast cancer and developing it at a younger age.
One chemo side effect is the potential to increase patients' risk for heart failure, particularly in those who already have heart disease. Here's what you should know and what you can do.
What could be the downsides of potentially detecting cancer or another serious disease before it advances to a more-difficult-to-treat stage? Well, 150 times more radiation than a chest x-ray, for one thing.
The new technique of 3-D mammograms, or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), overlays 3-D optical mammogram images with x-ray images.
Researchers have found that women are 11 times more likely to develop this serious condition if they are missing teeth or have gum disease. What's the connection?
While cancer researchers have often come to conflicting conclusions in their studies, to date the results are encouraging.