Breast Cancer

When breast cancer is caught early, lumpectomy plus radiation is widely considered just as effective as a total mastectomy. There's a new therapy in testing that could combine surgery and radiation into one single visit.

Patricia Brett speaks to Tonic about drastically improving fashion for breast cancer survivors and her own risk-reducing surgery.

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Study found they are more likely to develop triple-negative form of disease.

FRIDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Women of African heritage bear a greater risk for a more aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer, new research suggests.

DIKE --- Karen Kerr and Ida Schmadeke made their way to FoxRidge Golf Club on Tuesday to play a round of golf. But for the twowomen, it wasn't just any game of golf --- it was a chance to fightagainst a life-threatening disease that has affected both of theirlives.

Results from the landmark AIDS Treatment for Life International Survey, a multi-country survey of more than 2,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, revealed a significant gap in patient-physician dialogue about critical health-related conditions that may negatively impact patients' overall long-term health, quality of life, and treatment outcomes.

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deCODE genetics and ARUP Laboratories today announced a partnership through which ARUP will offer deCODE's DNA-based prostate cancer risk assessment test to its clients nationwide.

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