The daily pill reduces the amount of oestrogen – a hormone sometimes used by cancers to help them grow – produced by the body. Trials have shown it can halve the incidence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women who are at elevated
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed in October each year to raise awareness for the disease, promote early detection and support those affected by it. Though October is regarded as awareness month, the work, support and need for a cure doesn’t end
Breast cancer is the second-most diagnosed cancer among women, second to skin cancer. One in eight woman are diagnosed with the disease in their lifetimes. There are five stages of breast cancer that an individual can be diagnosed with, starting at 0
As Halloween looms up ahead, a cohort of Connecticut moms has been rehearsing their dreadful dance moves and creating creepy costumes in preparation for an annual neighborhood performance on October 31 — all to raise money for breast cancer research. “It’s a
One in eight women will get diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. That makes the disease second only to skin cancer as the most common cancer for women. Since it is so common, it’s important to look out for signs and
Tamara Loving, a mother of two from Huntington Beach, California, believes her dramatic weight loss helped her beat breast cancer. In 2016, when she was 37, Loving embarked on a weight loss journey. After joining WeightWatchers and spending eight months of meal-prepping,
Artificial intelligence could have the capability to pinpoint cancer diagnoses a lot sooner. A new study published in the journal Radiology last week noted that AI helped predict one-third of breast cancer cases up to two years prior to diagnosis. The research
When a 17-year-old brain cancer patient, Megan Krafty, was disappointed about having to miss her senior homecoming, her caregivers decided to bring the dance to her. (Lisa DeJon/Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation) HOSPITAL HOMECOMING – A teenage brain cancer patient gets a
A new report has found that 21.7% of U.S. women aged 50 to 74 — around one in five — are not getting mammogram screenings at the recommended frequency. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), made up of doctors and
One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime — but despite its prevalence, there are still some common myths surrounding the disease, according to experts. Dr. Megan Kalambo, associate professor at the Department of