Topic: Breast Cancer Treatment

Woman's strike chemo hell

A cancer patient says she's been "through hell" because of the strike by public servants because it's made it impossible for her to have chemo and...
Women with a certain genetic predisposition to breast or ovarian cancer can dramatically reduce their risk of developing either by undergoing...

Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women

Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women ...
The decision regarding treatment following breast-conserving surgery for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) has long been an...
Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects -- such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and...

Talks With Plastic Surgeon Urged Before Mastectomy

7 Things to Know if You've Received a Diabetes Diagnosis Should the Food Industry Ban Added Salt and Sugar? Is Sunscreen Dangerous? 4 Sun ...
A long-term study published in JAMA of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected preventive...
Women at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer because of inherited mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who had prophylactic mastectomy or...
In a surprising move, the FDA late last week issued a Refuse to File letter to Roche's Genentech unit for its T-DM1 biologic, which is being...

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