Breast Cancer Articles

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study in May, 2009 which indicates that older women who receive a combination of chemotherapy drugs have improved survival rates. This study specifically targeted older women with early-stage breast cancer and shows that chemotherapy can make a difference.
The study included 600 women with stage I, II, IIIA, [...]

Minority women don’t seem to be getting the word about breast cancer as loudly as they could be. Part of our goal is to reach those women who just don’t know or don’t believe they are as prone to getting this disease. The more women we educate, the fewer there will be who are [...]

Even though it began almost a year ago, the news has finally picked up the story about Saia Inc., an 18-wheel freight hauling company, getting involved in getting the message out about breast cancer.
Saia partnered with Susan G. Komen for The Cure and decorated one of their 53 foot long trailers in bright pink in [...]

According to research, most patients diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) do NOT experience all of the signs and symptoms of having IBC. An important fact to note is that even though Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, less than six percent of all the women diagnosed with breast [...]

As a female who comes from a family that’s high-risk in terms of breast cancer, I’ve spent a lifetime listening to dicussions about breast cancer prevention.  People discuss their concerns, their fears, what their doctors have told them and sometimes, they speak from personal experience.  It hasn’t always been that way though.  Not so very [...]

Breast cancer risk factors are the things in your life that can increase your risk for getting breast cancer. Keep in mind that having a breast cancer risk factor, or even several, does NOT mean that you’ll get breast cancer. Studies are showing that most women with one or more of these factors are never [...]