breast cancer

The film industry is mourning the loss of actress Kelly Preston, who passed away aged 57 following a quiet battle with breast cancer.  John Travolta, her husband who she had been with for 28 years, confirmed the crushing news on Monday.…

A new blood test might be able to identify breast cancer five years before any clinical signs appear. This test could detect the body's response to tumor cells, according to researchers at Nottingham University’s School of Medicine.…

Do you know what are the chances of getting breast cancer under 40? What can you do to prevent yourself? Here's what you need to know. Breast cancer is often hard to diagnose at an early stage. In fact, when the tumor is still small, it…

Last April, Arkansas nurse Charlie Johnson found a lump in her breast, according to PEOPLE magazine. The doctors told her it was non-cancerous but she insisted on having it removed. Two weeks later she was diagnosed with breast cancer.…

Researchers at Mount Sinai have developed an evolutionary approach to cancer immunotherapy, whereby immune stimulants are injected directly into a tumor to teach the immune system to destroy it and other tumor cells throughout the body,…

Although there may not be a "cure" for cancer, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Florida believe they have found a way to stop, and even reverse cancer cell growth. In a recent study these researchers made an amazing discovery: there is a…