Breast Cancer

Findings from the long-awaited AZURE trial show Zometa may prevent recurrence, but not for everyone.

Not only is weight training safe, but for women who have had lymph node removal due to breast cancer surgery, it also may reduce the risk of lymphedema by about a third.

Wanda Brown, 54, is celebrating six years of survivorship this month, and her knowledge of the disease is a far cry from that day back in 2004 when she found the lump in her breast.

Trial shows CT scans may save lives of heavy smokers.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment

Helping bones stay strong after cancer.

A recap of the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Every woman with a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene should have their ovaries removed to lower their risk of ovarian cancer, said Susan Domchek, MD, one of the educational sessions speakers at the 2010 SABCS.

News of Elizabeth Edwards' death heightens a sense of urgency at the 33rd annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium among patients, survivors and advocates.

New research shows some metastatic breast cancer patients could be receiving the wrong treatment.

A recent and rare look at long-term lung cancer survivors shows breathlessness among them is persistent and common.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.

Adherence to oral hormone therapy for breast cancer patients is important, but non-compliance, and its consequences, are just now being recognized.

PARP inhibitors continue to look “promising.”

For those weighing whether to get their BRCA mutation status checked, the potential promise of the PARP inhibitors shouldn’t tip the balance—yet.

Metformin, a drug commonly used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, is showing promise in the treatment of certain types of hormone-stimulated cancers, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Only a few years ago, Bevelle and Edwards would have automatically received the same treatment. Not so today.

A new chemotherapy drug, called eribulin, extended survival by two and a half months in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer whose cancers continued to progress despite treatment with numerous other drugs.

Updates results from the STAR trial show Evista and tamoxifen have long-term breast cancer prevention effects.

Updates from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

A growing population of patients have emerged: long-term metastatic cancer survivors.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Progress in lung cancer is likely to stem from targeted treatments.

Studies show exercise in lung cancer patients can improve survival and quality of life.

Early-stage colorectal cancer patients may benefit from a new test that predicts their risk of recurrence.

Updates from the American Society of Hematology meeting and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

In the past, doctors advised breast cancer survivors with lymphedema to avoid heavy lifting because of the possibility of infection and symptom flare-ups, but a new study shows weight-lifting may actually be beneficial and help reduce lymphedema symptoms.

Two recent studies offer hope of enhancing both the effectiveness and safety of Herceptin, the drug that helped introduce the era of targeted therapy.

Guided imagery decreased stress and relieved anxiety in patients who used the technique before and after radiation therapy for breast cancer, according to a study presented during a poster session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.