BREAST CANCER

A breast cancer survivor said she was subjected to a humiliating public pat down at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport even though she offered to produce documentation on her medical implants.

Health insurer Blue Shield of California has decided not to pay for Roche Holding's drug Avastin to treat breast cancer after health advisers said it was not safe or clinically beneficial.

During this year's breast cancer awareness month campaign, a sea of pink ribbons and supporters gather across the country for a number of events.

Country singer Martina McBride is lighting up New York City this month, setting the Empire State Building awash in a pink glow to fight breast cancer as she launches an album that breaks new ground.

With October being breast cancer awareness month a research is showing that commonly used blood pressure drugs could cut the risk of breast cancer spreading.

October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month is all about spreading awareness and support about breast cancer and those whose lives have been affected by the disease.

Singer, activist and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday, an event she hopes can be an inspiration to anyone facing adversity or dreaming of a better life.

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The cost of treating new cancer patients is estimated at $286-billion annually – and similarly, expected to climb, thereby creating a new massive financial burden.

Combination of Afinitor® and Aromasin can buy you more time before the breast cancer situation worsens.

Giving breast cancer patients radiotherapy and chemotherapy at the same time significantly cuts the risk their tumors will come back and should be considered as a new treatment approach across the world, cancer experts said on Sunday.

Novartis's bone drug Zometa extended survival in older breast cancer patients but failed to improve disease-free survival among younger women patients in a large-scale clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday.

Roche's bone strengthening drug Boniva is as good for pain relief as single dose radiotherapy in patients whose prostate cancer has spread to their bones, according to data from a late-stage trial released on Sunday.

The damaging impact of chemotherapy on healthy cells can now be combated using a protein switch that initiates cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.

Women with an aggressive type of advanced breast cancer can live significantly longer without their disease getting worse if they are treated with an experimental armed antibody drug from Roche, researchers said on Sunday.

Cancer experts believe a treatment combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cut down the risk of tumor recurring in a patient.

Wanda Sykes discusses breast cancer and double mastectomy on Ellen DeGeneres’ show.

I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary, comedienne Wanda Sykes revealed in an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Monday, Sept. 26.

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