October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a new study reveals why a high number of women with the disease still prefer to have the entire breast surgically removed instead of just the tumor. It's not always because doctors recommend it.

One of the side effects of breast cancer treatment when lymph nodes are removed or scarred is lymphedema. It causes painful swelling in the arm near the affected breast. A new study helps patients cope with the problem.

Thousands of women undergo breast cancer surgery each year. The road to recovery can be long, and painful. But many patients are finding help through a unique dance and fitness class.

Surgery is the main treatment for breast cancer, but in recent years, surgeons have been taking a page out of the plastic surgeons book to get better cosmetic results.

Learn how new technology may change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and in turn, save more lives.