Oak Hill Hospital isn't discriminating any longer. Thursday's annual Celebration of Life for breast cancer survivors is not just open to the hospital's patients. All survivors are invited. ...more

October 23, 2009

Cancer patients can use this device to warn health-care professionals not to perform tests on those suffering from lymphedema. ...more

February 20, 2009

Roughly 20 percent of women with breast cancer who should be receiving radiation therapy as a follow-up to surgery aren't getting it. Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center who conducted a study that uncovered this potentially deadly situation say the most common reason women cited for not considering radiation therapy was that their doctors did not recommend it. ...more

February 11, 2009

The Pink Stars don't have breast cancer, but it motivates them. And they hope to raise $1,500 this year to fight the disease - with the community's help. ...more

February 4, 2009

A University of Central Florida researcher says two compounds he is developing are showing "very promising" results in lab tests targeting breast cancer tumors in mice. ...more

November 26, 2008

An assistant principal at Pasco High School, who grew up as a migrant worker and picked fruits and vegetables in nine states as a child and young adult, will be honored today as the 2008 Florida Migrant Success Story of the Year. ...more

October 22, 2008

Regarding "Experts No Longer Urging Monthly Breast Self-Exams" (Nation/World, July 31): ...more

August 4, 2008

A drug made by Genentech received federal approval Friday to treat breast cancer, a decision that could represent a major shift in standards for assessing the effectiveness of cancer medicines. ...more

February 23, 2008

When Cheryl Lawrence got a diagnosis of breast cancer, her surgeon told her she could save her breast. But Lawrence decided to have it removed anyway. And then she decided to have the healthy one removed, too. ...more

February 6, 2008

Breast cancer patients who had reconstructive surgery using implants immediately after mastectomies were twice as likely to acquire infections as women who immediately had breast reconstruction using their own tissue, according to a study published Monday. ...more

January 22, 2008