Breast Cancer

A timeline of KRAS research.

Issues after surgery can be taxing for patient and caregiver.

Breast cancer survivors find a constructive outlet for their altruism.

Reduce breast cancer risk through diet and lifestyle.

Controversy surrounds lung cancer screening.

A personal recount of a long-term effect of breast cancer surgery.

A new clinical trial site for breast cancer patients.

A daughter fights the stigma of lung cancer in honor of her mother.

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

Avastin is one of a new class of drugs that works by targeting the newly formed blood vessels that develop around tumors, a process called antiangiogenesis—recent studies have seen positive survival results in colon cancer and now lung cancer.

Women with hormone-negative breast cancers may not be able to benefit from tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors, but a subset of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer are able to take advantage of advances such as Herceptin and Tykerb. For women with hormone- and HER2-negative cancers, or triple negative, new research into what drives these cancers and prevent recurrence may increase treatment options and benefit this population.

Women at high risk for breast cancer may lower their risk of developing the disease by undergoing a preventive, or prophylactic, mastectomy.

Colorectal cancer survivors take their message to Congress.

New research and tools illuminate the multiple treatment paths faced by patients with early-stage invasive breast cancer.

New options for surgery and radiation cause debate in early-stage breast cancer.

Helpful definitions of terms that guide treatment decisions in early-stage breast cancer.

With so many options, patients need specific information from their physicians in order to make decisions that fit their goals and situation.Jeffrey Belkora, PhD, director of Breast Care Center Decision Services at the University of California, San Francisco, hosts Guidesmith, a public interest website that “focuses on how you can use leadership, teamwork, and decision making skills and tools to guide yourself, or someone else, through high-stakes situations.”The prompt sheet that is provided to breast cancer patients at UCSF to stimulate questions to ask the doctor is available on the site, and covers areas such as treatment options, goals of treatment, the impact of each choice, and barriers that might exist.

Former CBS anchor René Syler educated & inspired thousands when she went public with her decision to have a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Physical therapists Leslie Waltke and Beth Rothman talk about the benefits of rehabilitation and exercise during and after breast cancer treatment.

Updates from the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology includes news on lung, breast, colorectal, and kidney cancers.

What the latest research shows about chemobrain after breast cancer therapy.

Three women share the uncertainty of living with metastatic breast cancer.

Clifford Hudis, MD, talks about HER2-positive breast cancer and the options for treating it.

Women with metastatic breast cancer gather for a phone support group once a week and others seek out retreats and online support services.

A young woman balances motherhood, career, and metastatic breast cancer.