breast cancer

Lots of couples like having activities that they do together or buy gifts as a form of affection. It’s their love language. And for breast cancer survivors, maintaining that bond can lead to better physical and mental health outcomes according to a new data analysis.

This is part of Essential Voices, a series of interviews with people confronting COVID-19.Physicians Gabriel and Sarah Bosslet have been married almost 20…

The Midwest is home to one of the largest Amish populations in the nation. And many of these settlements overlap with rural Appalachian counties, where…

For breast cancer patients, race and geography can mean the difference between surviving and succumbing.Washington University researchers have identified…

“The first time I looked in the mirror and saw myself after my double mastectomy, it was kind of shocking,” Maureen Matteis-Bilbee says.“I had major scars…

When a new friend threatened to cancel her mastectomy, Ella Jones’ mothering instincts kicked in.“I went over to the bed, and I rubbed her and talked to…

Unnecessary treatment of breast cancer and other diseases is pervasive. Overtreatment adds enormous costs to the health care system and, at times, burdens patients with needless suffering.

The world’s only normal breast tissue bank marked its 10th year collecting and researching healthy women’s breast tissue last week.Nearly 5,000 women have…

Updated guidelines on mammograms from the nation's gynecologists are intended to incorporate recommendations from three other medical societies and consider women's preferences, too.

Mammograms often find spots that turn out to be nothing serious. But cancer worries can start with the phone call about a follow-up test. Letting women know how common callbacks are could help.