Breast Cancer

Understanding the molecular makeup of triple-negative breast cancer reveals new therapeutic targets.

The U.S. Supreme Court decides against patents on human genes.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.

Breast cancer and environment committee releases releases report and recommendations.

Giving women with advanced breast cancer the tools and support they need.

Certain side effects of chemotherapy can be prevented.

"(My doctors) literally told me, 'Lindsay, you can't keep coming back here. You're only 27, this isn't cancer. It's nothing to worry about.'"

With more knowledge, triple-negative breast cancer doesn't seem so scary.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.

One in five African-American women with breast cancer may have an inherited mutation in a breast cancer susceptibility gene.

A recent study indicates that patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation treatment may benefit from practicing qigong.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.

The genetic disease, Lynch syndrome, can significantly increase the risk of colon and other cancers.

Other gene mutations, besides BRCA, can also lead to inherited breast cancers.

In the right cancer, radiation and chemotherapy can make a powerful duo.

Knowing your risk of a genetic cancer means looking to the past, living in the present and planning for the future.

Patients and families face difficult decisions when the prognosis is poor, but communication and an action plan may help.

This summer, the Supreme Court is expected to decide a case on whether the BRCA genes can be patented.

Oral anticancer therapy is available to treat different types of cancer and metastatic disease.

Robin Roberts, who was one of the most influential people in cancer last year, returns to "Good Morning America" today after recovering from MDS and a bone marrow transplantation.

While breast cancer in young women appears to have similar characteristics, many experts agree that treating the type of breast cancer is more important than focusing on age at this point.

Cancer research updates from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and American Society of Hematology.

Guessing Game: Patients with metastatic cancer live with uncertainty.

With new research and legislation, women are learning what dense breast tissue means for breast cancer screening and risk.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.