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One in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Women at high risk should be screened more often and may need preventative medications or surgery.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This article explains what breast cancer is and how many women it affects. Here's an overview of signs, symptoms, and treatment.

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BRACAnalysis is a new development that tests patients for mutations in genes that lead to breast cancer.

Regular breast checks are vital in preventing breast cancer but according to surveys only a small number of women self-examine theirs. Here's how to check your breasts.

Breast cancer claims the lives of thousands of women each year. A closer look at the symptoms, risk factors, prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

The Love/Avon Army of Women is seeking 1 million women to sign up to help find breast cancer causes and preventative strategies through breast cancer research.

Overweight breast cancer patients are more likely to have a more aggressive form of the disease and die sooner, new research indicates.

Four out of ten cases of breast cancer could be prevented by taking regular exercise, reducing alcohol intake and keeping to a healthy BMI, according to scientists.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which again fills the stores with pink products and pink ribbons. But many people with breast cancer are feeling exploited.

What are the real risks and what needs to be done? Some new evidence suggests annual mammograms and breast self-exams don't lower breast cancer deaths.

Treatments generally given for each of the breast cancer stages. Breast cancer statistics about each stage. Breast saving options, and breast reconstruction.

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What are the suspected breast cancer causes? The American Cancer Society provides breast cancer statistics about unchangeable and changeable cancer risk factors.

The more a woman drinks alcohol in her lifetime, the higher her risk of breast cancer. Combine that with cigarette smoking and this becomes a deadly combination.

October is national breast cancer awareness month. This article profiles the work of the Sara Lee Trust, a charity for cancer, MND and HIV/Aids patients and carers.

Statistics show that black women have twice the rate of advanced breast cancer and higher mortality. In a new study, a quarter of these patients refuse treatment.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and plenty of people are actively working on a cure for the cause. Learning the disease basics is the first step.

Breast cancer stages listed and explained. Breast cancer statistics from cancer research by The American Cancer Society, The National Cancer Institute, and AJCC.

Since 2001 the incidence of breast cancer (and its associated mortality) in the U.S. has declined, due in part to therapies guided by receptor status.

While it is true that breast cancer is inherited, genetic forces are the cause of only one in ten cases of breast cancer.

What woman isn't interested in reducing her risk of breast cancer? Find out which diet could be best for prevention of breast cancer.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and most communities have activities to honor survivors and help raise money. Contributing creates a closer community.

Women with a higher risk of developing breast cancer are told to undergo both a mammogram and MRI each year to aid in early detection of breast tissue abnormalities.

Christina Applegate recently appeared on Oprah to discuss her double mastectomy and the need for early detection of breast cancer.

Population-based mammography screening has brought about significant changes in our approach to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) have been shown to provide great benefit in reducing breast cancer occurrence and recurrence.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an appropriate time to gather vital information not just for a month, but for a lifetime of prevention.

The evaluation of breast cancer includes at least one imaging study. What are the modalities for imaging breast cancer and when are they used?

Find out the types of mammograms, how to spot symptoms of breast cancer, who should get mammograms and at what age, and the new guidelines on mammogram testing.

Showing support to someone who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer can make the diagnosis easier on the patient and their family.

Breast cancer in men is found in 1% of all breast cancer cases. Although this is rare, men need to be aware that they are not immune from this form of carcinoma.

Chinese women who ate fresh or dried mushrooms and drank green tea had much less risk of getting breast cancer, a recent study found.

An increase in awareness, lifestyle changes and early detection are the leading causes of the lower incidence of breast cancer cases over the past ten years.

Screening mammography shows increased breast cancer rates, but increases may be due to cancers that would regress.

Breast cancer survivors can benefit from complimentary and alternative medicine therapies such as reflexology.

Once a woman makes the decision to undergo hereditary breast cancer testing, she must be prepared for what either positive or negative test results mean in her life.

The September 2008 ACS guidelines for breast self exam may enable people to examine the breasts more completely and may increase the ability to find abnormal areas.

Debate over breast cancer screening is renewed as a federal task force publishes new guidelines recommending against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s.

Women can take an active role in reducing risk for breast cancer with light consistent exercise. Walking can reduce your risk by up to 30 percent.

Scientists are making progress against breast cancer as diagnoses are declining and research is revealing how ethnicity may impact prevalence and risk factors.

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When choosing skin care beauty products and makeup products, select brands that donate a portion of their proceeds to help fund breast cancer research.

Breast cancer treatment depends on what type of breast cancer a patient has. It is important to understand the difference between the various types.

All women are at risk of getting breast cancer and as you age your risk increases. On average one in seven women will get breast cancer over a 90 year life span.

Lifetime Television, the woman's cable television network, has joined an initiative to pass a bill in Congress titled "The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act."