Breast Cancer Rate Levels Off
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The decades-long rise in the rate of new breast cancer cases in American women appears to have leveled off, indicating that the nation may have reached a long-sought turning point in the battle against the feared malignancy.
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A new study claims many women are unaware of breast cancer symptoms and do not see their doctors after noticing changes. The findings come on the 10th annual Breast Cancer Day, which is aimed at raising awareness about the disease.
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Breast cancer is less likely to  return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet, according to a  study released on Saturday.
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Proportion of breast cancer patients who undergo unnecessary double mastectomies increases.
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Regular check-ups for breast cancer end for women when they reach 70, just when their risk of getting the disease increases sharply.
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Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.
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A drop in breast cancer cases may due to women eschewing Hormone Replacement Therapy, a study suggests.
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Does less fat equal less breast cancer? That&#39;s a question many Canadian women are asking as Dr. Norman Boyd&#39;s unique diet and breast cancer study goes into its final year.
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Despite the recent advancements in breast cancer detection and research, the disease remains the second leading cause of death among women ages 40 to 55 in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Cancers were harder to detect in the breasts of lower-weight women who were also more likely to develop cancers between screenings, according to a study.
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The death rate from breast cancer continues to drop steadily by about 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the same benefits as whites, the American Cancer Society said on Tuesday.
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A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.
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Breast cancer cases have soared in the last three decades in England - but death rates are reducing.
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Breast cancer screening in the US is common among women 80 years of age or older, but it is of little benefit to the majority of them, according to a new study.
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Breast cancer has risen sharply in China's capital and its top financial centre during the last decade due to unhealthy diets, a poor environment and increased stress at work, state media reported on Tuesday.
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Breast cancer is less likely to return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet, according to a study released on Saturday.
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Screening women under 50 years old for  breast cancer does not significantly reduce deaths from the  disease, British researchers said on Friday.