African-American women diagnosed with breast cancer in their mid-30s or younger appear to be more likely than most other women to have a genetic predisposition for the disease, new research suggests.

Only one in three patients surveyed who had breast cancer surgery had been told that mastectomy with breast reconstruction surgery was an option.

Women with breast cancer may fare better if they take tamoxifen for longer than the five years for which it is typically prescribed, researchers report.

In a medical first, researchers have used stem cells to help reshape the breasts of women who have undergone a lumpectomy to remove a breast tumor.

For the first time, researchers have shown that a drug, Tykerb, can slash the number of cancer stem cells in women with breast cancer, curbing tumor growth.

Men whose mothers, sisters, or daughters test positive for the inherited gene mutation known as BRCA are at increased risk of developing breast and prostate cancer, but nearly half are unaware of that risk, a new study suggests.

Even after treatment ends, Arimidex beats out tamoxifen in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women with hormone-fueled tumors.

A three-week course of radiation works just as well as the five-week schedule that is typically given to women after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer, researchers report.

A test that characterizes breast tumors by their genetic fingerprint could spare tens of thousands of American women from the discomfort and misery of chemotherapy, researchers report.

Weight gain after a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer can be deadly. For every 11 pounds gained, the risk of dying from breast cancer increases by 14%, according to a new study.

Researchers have created the statistical CARE model to estimate African-American womens odds of developing breast cancer.

Cancer is more likely to come back in the breasts of African-American women with early-stage breast cancer who undergo breast-conserving surgery than in their white counterparts, according to the largest study of its kind.

Throughout adulthood, especially in the years before and during menopause, weight gain raises a womans risk of breast cancer.

The breast cancer chemo drug Taxol may only aid women with HER2-positive breast cancer, experts note in The New England Journal of Medicine.

A new gene may play a role in women¡¯s breast cancer risk, according to a new study.

African-American women may miss out on potentially life-saving supplemental treatments for breast cancer like chemotherapy and tamoxifen that may prevent the cancer from returning.

New breast screening technologies are offering women more individualized care -- and a better chance at survival.

Experts say a variety of new techniques are increasing the accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis.

Were starting to know the answers -- and some of them may shock you. Read on to find out if youre at risk.

A healthy diet is as important for your breasts as it is for the rest of your body. These seven strategies may help ward off the disease.