Breast Cancer

Kisqali (ribociclib), a CDK 4/6 inhibitor, gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the frontline treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

I’m lying there with the machines swirling around me, staring up at a faux light, and literally, it was as if the clouds started moving. And I thought ‘Would be great to have a lemonade right now.’” - Apryl Allen

Multiple trials are testing the potential of immunotherapy combinations in breast cancer. The results are exciting, explains Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.

After surgery and treatment, some breast cancer survivors may develop fibromyalgia. Medication can help, but it's an individual choice to take it.

Winning (and losing) the Academy Awards can be like fighting cancer.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor ponders the heart of the cancer diagnosis--a lifetime of ongoing uncertainty.

Communication is often a big issue in cancer care.

My hair tells the world that treatment is over and I am a survivor. If only it were that simple.

Hearing that you have cancer can be overwhelming, so it is important to take notes and ask questions.

When faced with breast cancer treatment, patients must make fertility preservation decisions ahead of treatment. But how do they feel about their decisions over time?

A breast cancer and melanoma survivor remembers the emotions and experiences after surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation are finished.

Masculine medicine for the modern man

Remembering what the fear of breast cancer felt like on the day you were diagnosed is not only necessary, but valuable.

Poor diet in adolescence and early adulthood may increase a woman's chance of developing premenopausal breast cancer, according to the findings of a recent study.

HairToStay focuses on getting patients with cancer access to cooling caps so that they reduce their chance of losing their hair.

The CARE Act is helping caregivers of patients with cancer get the support and education that they need.

Managing brain metastases has become a difficult problem in patients with breast cancer.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor vents about her weight gain frustrations several years out from her original cancer diagnosis.

We whisper it. We avoid it. But as scary as open communication is, we must utter that word.

Two-time survivor reflects about the cancer experience and offers perspective and hope.

After two years of writing for CURE, my story is suddenly as real as it gets.

The routine removal of sentinel nodes during surgery for breast cancer may not be necessary, and can contribute to painful lymphedema.

The loss of hair during cancer treatment really can be devastating.

In a recent phase 3 trial, Lynparza improved progression-free survival in patients with BRCA-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Breast cancer survivor shares her chemotherapy tips for patients who need chemotherapy.