breast cancer

Few women know alcohol linked to breast cancer: WHO Europe

Just one in five women in Europe are aware that alcohol is a risk factor for developing breast cancer, a…

All hormonal contraceptives increase breast cancer risk: study

by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse Washington, United States (AFP) All hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly increased risk of breast…

UK scientists develop urine test to detect womb cancer

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British scientists announced on Friday they had developed a test to detect womb cancer…

AI beats human breast cancer diagnosis

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- A computer program can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than…

Breast cancer gene does not boost risk of death: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Young women with the BRCA gene mutation that prompted actress Angelina Jolie's pre-emptive and much-publicized double…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus announces she has breast cancer

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Award-winning "Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed Thursday that she has breast cancer. The 56-year-old…

Raise breast cancer awareness? Challenge accepted!

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 8) - Social media is full of change challenges, and there is every indication that they are…

Novelist Jackie Collins dies of breast cancer at age 77

Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of dozens of steamy novels who depicted the boardrooms and bedrooms of Hollywood's power crowd,…

New study adds to evidence that mammograms do not save lives

NEW YORK Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:46pm EST (Reuters) - A new study has added to growing evidence that yearly…

Smoking tied to increased risk of common type of breast cancer

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:29am EST (Reuters Health) - Young women who smoke may…

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