breast cancer

Regular breast screenings save lives and with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, doctors are urging both women and men to get mammograms.

If a parent should ever have to deal with the tough task of telling a young child that the parent has a serious illness, the likely first word out of the child's mouth is predictable: "Why?"

The American Cancer Society says it's important for women to get mammograms. Early detection is key.

A new study suggests the traditional cutoff age of 75 for women to cease getting mammograms may be ill-advised.

Jason Palia from the American Cancer Society came to the studio today to talk about the "Real Men Wear Pink!" campaign and getting men to help raise awareness.

Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings should make their own choice after weighing the pros and cons.

Many cancer treatments have a dark side -- they can damage the heart. New research suggests this risk might be lowered in women with breast tumors if they take a heart drug as a preventive measure during their cancer care.

For decades, breast cancer has been less common in black women than white women, yet killed black women at a higher rate.

The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force's advice.

Despite the strides made, breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women.