More Breast Health News

• Tykerb Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer

  March 14 (HealthDay News) -- GlaxoSmithKline's Tykerb (lapatinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food ...

• Radiation for Breast Cancer in 1980s Ups Heart Risk

  March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Women who received radiation treatment for breast cancer during the ...

• Long-Term, Strenuous Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

  Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Aerobic exercise conducted over the long term may reduce a ...

• Industry-Funded Breast Cancer Trials Show More Positive Results

  Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer treatment trials that are funded by drug companies ...

• Tamoxifen May Affect Women's Eye Health

  Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Tamoxifen, a drug commonly prescribed to prevent breast cancer recurrence, ...

• Spirituality Key for Black Breast Cancer Patients

  Feb. 16 (iVillage Total Health) -- African American women are more likely to follow advice ...

• Switching Breast Cancer Drugs May Boost Survival

  Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Switching to newer breast cancer drugs, called aromatase inhibitors, after ...

• Gene Variant Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer

  Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Extensive genetic analysis has uncovered a gene variant that cuts ...

• Newer Drugs Beat Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Survival

  Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal breast cancer patients who switch from tamoxifen therapy to ...

• FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Recurrence Test

  Feb. 7 (iVillage Total Health) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

• FDA Approves Gene-Based Breast Cancer Test

  Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Tuesday a ...

• U.S. Report: Too Few Screened for Chronic Diseases

  Feb. 2 (iVillage Total Health) -- Far too many Americans are skipping the recommended screening ...

• Estrogen May Weaken Immune Response to Breast Cancer

  Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- In another finding that points to an estrogen-breast cancer connection, ...

• Black Women Often Miss Out on Mammogram Results

  Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Mammography can detect breast cancer in its early, most treatable ...

• Dual Drug Therapy Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer

  Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A compound designed to block growth hormone, coupled with a ...

• Radiation Benefits Older Breast Cancer Patients

  Jan. 29 (iVillage Total Health) -- There is good news for older women who have ...

• Mammography Rates Dropping, U.S. Report Finds

  Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Mammography rates among women aged 40 and older are declining, ...

• Determined Breast Cancer Patients Seek Better Surgeons

  Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients who take a more active role in ...

• Many Breast Cancer Patients Quit Tamoxifen Early

  Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-quarter of breast cancer patients stop taking the drug ...