Sources with direct knowledge of the issue told The Atlantic the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation adopted new policies specifically to suspend its Planned Parenthood partnership.
Nearly two dozen U.S. senators have signed a letter to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, urging it to reinstate funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening exams for low-income women, The Washington Post is reporting.
Founder and CEO Nancy Brinker said Komen's decision to end its partnership with Planned Parenthood has been mischaracterized and is not politically motivated.
Susan G Komen for the Cure, the largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States, withdrew its funding from Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, but the organization recouped much of its lost money through donations.
Karen Handel became the vice president of Susan G. Komen for the Cure only months after running for governor of Georgia on a fervently pro-life, anti-Planned Parenthood platform.
Metformin, a diabetes drug was found to decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer in women. The Swiss-American study discovered that long-term use of the diabetes drug, metformin lowered the risk of pancreatic cancer in women, while long-term use of this medicine, as well as other diabetes drugs, is linked to pancreatic cancer risk in men. While diabetes may be an important factor in pancreatic cancer risk, there are ways to reduce your risk along with the short-term use of metformin, sulfonylureas...
On Tuesday, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that they will cut funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Komen has provided funding for around 770,000 women's health screenings such as breast exams and mammograms among many other services. In light of Planned Parenthood's cut funding, it is important that women perform regular self breast exams.
The 2012 Florida Republican Debate took a very personal turn when Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul waxed poetic about their wives, making the case for why their better-halves would make the best First Lady.
Author, noted commentator and style expert Charla Krupp, 58 lost her battle with breast cancer on Monday and passed away in New York City.
The founder of a French company at the heart of an international health scandal acknowledged on Wednesday that he had used unapproved silicone in breast implants, but said France's recommendation for women to have them removed was criminal.
Bill Weir, the co-anchor of ABC's Nightline, made a shocking discovery while working on a story about full body scans this week: he himself is at major risk of having a heart attack. Weir's on-air diagnosis is very rare, but he's not the only reporter whose assignment has turned intensely personal: three other reporters have all saved lives with their coverage, and for two of them, their reasons were intensely personal.
The 2012 Golden Globes brought attracted all of Hollywood's A-list stars, but some had more eyes on them than others. Brad and Angelina, Jessica Biel and Giuliana Rancic were all major centers of attention Sunday night.
Halle Berry is reportedly engaged to the French actor after he proposed over the holidays. But who is fiance Olivier Martinez? How did the couple start dating? Why has Berry decided to try marriage a third time, and does Martinez's ex Kylie Minogue approve? Here's everything you need to know about Halle Berry's fiance.
Reports are all over the Internet suggesting Oscar winner Hollywood diva Halle Berry, who once said that she wouldn't get married again, finally had a change of heart, and has got engaged to the French actor Olivier Martinez.
Giuliana & Bill will include Rancic's recent battle with breast cancer.
It's good news, said Jemal on ABC News, But there's more room for improvement, more room to accelerate progress in reducing cancer death rates.
Michael Clarke hit a majestic unbeaten 329 before declaring Australia's first innings at 659 for four with a lead of 468 on the third day of the second test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, most notable for going on tour with the Rat Pack, died Wednesday from breast cancer and blood clots at Villages Hospital in central Florida at the age of 79, according to reports. Close friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed the death.
A suspect in murder of Elizabeth Faria, a breast cancer survivor stabbed to death in her Troy, Mo. home, has been released after police failed to gather enough evidence to hold him. Though his name has not been released, neighbors say Faria's husband was the suspect arrested, and that he was seen hitting himself in a squad car.
Long before the latest global breast implant scare, American health officials were toying with the idea of building a registry that would track patients with implants.
NASCAR Driver Kasey Kahne was grocery shopping when he saw a woman breastfeeding her baby, which prompted him to send out a tweet to calling it nasty.
Venezuela is offering women the free removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks.
