Canadian MP Belinda Stronach has been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early-stage breast cancer. Stronach has undergone a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction, and is recovering from ... Read More

Two studies on adjuvant hormone therapies, used as follow-up treatment for estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, have shown that Aromasin and Herceptin extend life and save costs over time. American ... Read More

Those golden gelcaps of vitamin E can help you moderate your hot flash symptoms and lower your risk of developing breast cancer. During and after treatment for cancer, vitamin E ... Read More

Recent research shows that women with the CYP2D6 gene, who take Tamoxifen as follow-up treatment to prevent a relapse of breast cancer, are at greater risk for a relapse. ... Read More

Tamoxifen is an estrogen suppressor, which helps lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence and improves your chances of survival. If you have been diagnosed with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, ... Read More

Breast cancer isn't always detected with the naked eye. Its early signs are often hidden within your breast tissues. Changes to your breasts that you do see may not be ... Read More

The Breast Gamma Camera lightly compresses your breast between two camera heads, while you are injected with a small dose of radioactive material. The material, sestamibi, travels to the ... Read More

Persin, a toxin extracted from avocados, can help Tamoxifen fit into estrogen receptors in breast cancer tumors. The research is still in the laboratory, being led by Caroline Roberts ... Read More

Herceptin (trastuzumab) and Tykerb (lapatinib) are drugs that are used to combat HER2 positive breast cancer. A new study from Duke University Medical Center has been comparing the side ... Read More

Two new studies have confirmed that breast MRIs can find tumors that go undetected by mammograms. The studies involved pre- and postmenopausal women who had already been diagnosed with ... Read More

Breast Cancer ComicsDash Shaw, artist Breast cancer isn't funny, but it's showing up in the comics recently, in the strip Funky Winkerbean, and also at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. Planned for monthly publication, ... Read More