With more than four million breast cancer survivors in the US, quality of life after treatment has become just as important as curing the disease.

"Reassuring" data show more breast cancers with surveillance, but no difference in surviva ...

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and ...

Breast cancer death rates have been declining since 1989, but the disease remains the second leading cause of cancer death in women. And incidence rates have increased slightly in recent years. For ...

Dr. Barbara Smith answers the question: Mastectomy vs. Breast Conservation? — -- Question: What are the advantages/disadvantages of mastectomy and breast conservation surgery and which surgery ...

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn about and draw attention to the impact of the disease, which according to the World Health Organization was the most prevalent form of ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that altering the sequence of breast cancer treatment to administer radiation before mastectomy allowed for concurrent breast ...

NEW HYDE PARK, Long Island (WABC) -- With recent pushback over textured breast implants, more women are weighing different options, especially those who need reconstruction after breast cancer.

Breast cancer affects women in every corner of the globe. Although it is much more prevalent in women, men also can develop breast cancer because their bodies contain some breast tissue where the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Fastest Woman with a Double Mastectomy" Louise Butcher runs topless to show the ‘positive side’ of life after breast cancer ...

Angelina Jolie—who underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 after doctors found she possessed a gene that increased the risk of breast cancer—opened up about the scars from her surgery.