Black Women Have Higher Triple Negative Breast Cancer Risk
Women of color and young women may face triple negative breast cancer risk, a recent study reports. Triple negative breast cancer spreads more quickly than...
Category : Breast Cancer
Can Chemical Straighteners Cause Breast Cancer?
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing...
What’s the Real Deal on Breast Cancer and Drinking Alcohol?
The holiday celebrations are right around the corner, so here is something to think about as you pop that champagne. This question often comes up...
Mammograms Work on Men, Too
While they are most commonly used for women, mammograms can be used to help detect breast cancer in men at high risk for the disease,...
Early Breast Cancer: Should You Have Surgery?
Putting off surgery for noninvasive breast cancer can have unintended negative consequences, according to a new study. Delays in surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ...
If Your Nipples Could Talk …
This is what they would tell you about your body Your nipples do more than just feed a baby—but you already knew that. What you...
Understanding Aggressive Breast Cancer
Harder-to-treat breast cancers more likely to impact black women Black women are no strangers to developing aggressive breast cancer — both inflammatory and triple-negative. These...
Race and Ethnicity Affect Breast Cancer Survival
Your chances of being diagnosed with early breast cancer, as well as surviving it, vary significantly depending on your race and ethnicity, according to a...
8 Chemo Hacks for Trainwrecked Tastebuds
As folks who have made it through chemotherapy and come out the other side can attest, some cancer treatments can change your body’s response to...
Door-to-Door Mammograms
One woman’s fight to end breast cancer Andrea Ivory, married with a daughter, enjoyed a successful real estate career in Miami when she was diagnosed...
