Breast

When Ali Heitz arrived at the hospital for her check-up scan, exactly one year post-breast cancer diagnosis, she thought she was prepared. Leading up to this day, she was actually excited: after completing many months of treatment, she felt…

When Bianca Muñiz noticed an unusual lump in her breast, she had a feeling it was cancer. At 22 years old, she had already survived cancer once, having been diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was just 11 years old. Since then, she had…

Erin Burnett, 36, got her mastectomy-scar tattoo more than three years after being diagnosed with stage II, triple-positive, invasive ductal carcinoma at 28. The breast cancer treatment and mastectomy she needed to save her life had done a…

In the U.S., roughly one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in the U.S., after skin cancer. As with any cancer, when it comes to breast…

Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with one in eight women likely to be impacted by the disease in their lifetimes. While the…

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women besides skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, the disease accounts for about 30 percent of new cancers diagnosed yearly in women. Although it's the second-leading cause of…

ANI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Amsterdam The levels of carnitine and vitamin B2 in breastmilk, two elements crucial for the growth of a newborn, are not affected by a vegan diet. These are the findings of a study conducted by…

Early detection and regular breast cancer screenings are key to reducing death from breast cancer. Mammograms remain the best tool available and have been shown to reduce deaths from breast cancer. That's why Mayo Clinic recommends…

Even though vegan diets consistently emerge as a healthy way to eat, there are certain nutrients that are difficult to get without consuming animal products. Research has now found that two of them are produced by nursing vegan mothers,…

A U.S. health task force is recommending women get screened for breast cancer 10 years earlier than the current mammogram recommendation, and experts in Canada believe the country should follow suit in order to save more lives. The…