Breast Cancer News & Features

The “Xanadu” star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, but the cancer returned in 2013.

A new study finds adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Researchers report hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for breast cancer survivors doesn't appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence or death.

Yolonda Ross went all-in when she learned that the single mom she plays in Showtime’s acclaimed series The Chi has breast cancer.

When you find out that you have breast cancer, your pathology report is an important part of your medical record. Get to know what it means.

Hormone therapy for breast cancer – such as tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors – can help prevent the cancer from coming back. If you have side effects, these things may help.

If you’re going through chemo for breast cancer, these tips will help you avoid infection if you have neutropenia (low white blood cell counts).

Mammography is still the tried-and-true, go-to tool doctors and the FDA recommend for screening for breast cancer. Thermography isn’t recommended.

Researchers found women who ate a healthy, primarily plant-based diet after menopause saw their risk for developing any type of breast cancer drop by an average of 14%.

Gene testing helped doctors identify a group of women who skipped radiation therapy because their cancer showed very low risk of coming back following surgery.

Metastatic breast cancer is a complex diagnosis. Women of color have unique challenges. Learn how and when to speak up to get the care you need.

An expert discusses considerations for HER2-positive breast cancer care, including types of therapy, costs, side effects, and clinical trials.

Learn how to share news of your HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis with family, friends, and others and get the support you need on your own terms.

Susan Rahn has had metastatic breast cancer for almost 10 years. Here’s her story.

Nurse navigators and social workers can help you bridge the gap when it comes to paying for treatment and getting the mental health support you need. Learn more about what they do.

The cause of her death was triple-negative breast cancer. She was 50 years old. Hammam retired from a 22 year career at WebMD in June of 2021, after losing much of her eyesight to chemotherapy.

Hammam was WebMD's longtime editor-in-chief and senior vice president .

Why Breast Density Matters By JoAnn PushkinI thought I was doing everything right. I never missed my annual mammogram. I did self-exams, ate healthy, and had no known risk factors for breast cancer. Yet, one day I felt a lump. I wasn’t particularly worried. I had recently had a “normal” mammogram, which didn’t detect anything. Then I was sent for a diagnostic mammogram, which also didn’t detect anything. But an ultrasound the same day revealed the heartbreaking news: I had breast cancer. Why didn’t it show on the mammograms? It was then that I was told that I

New research suggests that Black women have more than three times the risk for lymphedema -- a side effect of breast cancer treatment that can lead to swelling in the arms and legs -- compared to white women.

For decades, chemotherapy has been used after breast cancer surgery when the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes.

How are you going to celebrate your last treatment? Answer a few quick questions to get the conversation started and share your story.

Find out what to expect before a wire-guided lumpectomy for breast cancer.

Everything you need to know about sentinel lymph node mapping.

Everything you need to know about your chemotherapy treatment.

Everything you need to know about the drug exemestane.