Tag: breast cancer
Breast Cancer Expenses Causing Many Issues for Patients
Since treatment for early stage breast cancer is becoming more limited and particular, it is starting to take a great financial toll on a...
Woman Finds Out She Has Breast Cancer Through Tourist Attraction
A woman visiting Edinburgh's Camera Obscura discovered she had breast cancer after seeing herself in the thermal camera exhibit.
New Test May Predict Chemotherapy Response in Aggressive Breast Cancer
A new, simple test could soon be all it takes for women with the deadliest form of breast cancer to determine their response to...
Can You Reduce Your Risk of Getting Breast Cancer?
The best way to stay ahead of breast cancer is to get regular breast cancer screenings beginning at age 40 or earlier if you...
FDA May Alter Mammogram Standards to Catch Breast Cancer Earlier
The mammogram screening process in the United States has been the same for nearly twenty years. Women between the ages of 45 and 50...
Incorrect Test Results Led Woman to Receive Unnecessary Double Mastectomy
A 23-year-old Missouri woman with a family history of cancer was told she had the BRCA gene mutation that could lead to breast cancer....
Immunotherapy Drug Now FDA Approved to Treat Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved the first immunotherapy drug to treat breast cancer. The approval arrived...
Study Says Women at Risk Should Screen Earlier for Breast Cancer
A study sponsored by the charity Breast Cancer Now revealed that women with a family history of breast cancer should start annual screenings in...
Healthcare Mix Up Left Cancer Patient in Debt of Over $20k
Michele Brough was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in April, and naturally, her doctor reached out to her healthcare insurer, Anthem Blue Cross...
Study Links Increase in Breast Cancer Survival with Diet
A U.S. study reports that if breast cancer patients follow a low-fat diet infused with heavy intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, they...
