Breast Cancer

Laura Yeager, breast cancer survivor, reflects on her journey and life as a survivor in her prose poem “On Losing My Nipples.”

To assist surgeons in assessing margins in the operating room, The MarginProbe System was created by Dune Medical Devices. Using the tool, surgeons can get immediate information about the presence of cancer cells on the margins of a tumor.

Tecentriq showed impressive long-term survival in patients with metastatic TNBC, according to the results from a recent study.

Does excess weight pose a cancer related health risk for women? Read more to find out.

Is it possible to actually get good at living with our disease?

Playing the cancer card, if you haven't done it yet, more than likely you will soon.

Cancer survivor discusses interviewing for jobs and returning to employment after surviving breast cancer and melanoma.

With cancer, every visit to the hospital is an exercise in accepting change.

After a diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer, Bekah Cunningham went to have a fertility preservation procedure, which ended up discovering another cancer in her lungs.

Ibrance gained full FDA approval for the treatment of some patients with breast cancer.

A debate among health care providers has ensued over the cardiotoxicity risk that is associated with anthracycline regimens for patients with breast cancer. Sara A. Hurvitz, M.D., weighs in.

Some patients experience fatigue as a side effect of cancer treatment. And for some of us, fatigue lingers on and on and on.

How does one heal after a cancer diagnosis?

Mohammad Jahanzeb, M.D., discusses the SystHERs study, which is looking closely at current treatment methods for HER2- positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC).

Choosing a prosthesis requires a little work on the part of the wearer. Understanding options is not only helpful, but necessary.

What about hope? Don’t kill hope. Breast cancer and melanoma survivor shares what helped at the time of diagnosis and early on in her cancer treatment.

Adam M. Brufsky, M.D., Ph.D., discusses bone-targeted agents in breast cancer, and what we can expect for the future of this kind of therapy.

Women with breast cancer who were treated with AIs may experience sexual side effects, but there are steps that can be taken to improve their quality of life.

Michael F. Press, M.D., Ph.D., shed light on the role of the receptor in breast cancer in a presentation during the 2017 Miami Breast Cancer Conference.

How do you educate people about a cancer so rare that just one percent of the cancer population has it?

Patrick I. Borgen, M.D., discusses new discoveries that could lead to better, more individualized treatment for men with breast cancer.

Breast implants, especially those with textured surfaces, may be associated with a rare type of lymphoma, according to a recent statement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Sara Hurvitz, M.D. talks about recent and upcoming advancements in the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

Treatment is over -- no longer are days filled with doctors' appointments, choices, planning and cancer

Dry brushing helps exfoliate skin, but can it also stimulate the lymphatic system?

Surviving cancer has a hidden side to be reckoned with.

Watching current health care debates, we need to take deep breaths and trust that intelligent, compassionate people will make responsible choices affecting a nation. Writing letters to support our choices can help.

When breast cancer patients are misclassified by subtype, it can mean the best treatment options are delayed.

Neoadjuvant treatment may decrease the amount of surgery some women with breast cancer need to have, says Debu Tripathy, M.D.