Triple-positive breast cancer, the diagnosis Fischer received, is estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive and HER2-positive. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the second most ...

When a woman has breast cancer, her treatment may include a mastectomy with lymph node removal along with radiation therapy.

We have experts who manage the symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment, such as nausea during chemotherapy. MSK has a program for treating lymphedema, a type of swelling after breast cancer ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

She avoided mammograms for 8 years and when she finally had one, it led to a breast cancer diagnosis ... news to compelling human interest stories. After 8 years of skipping her routine mammograms ...

Her swelling decreased and some of her symptoms were relieved. She would like to have further surgery ... And I guess more ...

A cancer expert has issued a warning about the red flag symptoms of a potentially fatal ... cancer or women in the family with a history of breast cancer." He concluded by saying: "It’s really ...

Brits are reminded of symptoms of thyroid cancer - because it often takes years ... and interact with social activities and work long after they get a diagnosis." Professor Catia Montagna added ...

The doctor added it's really important to look out for all these symptoms as early detection is key to saving lives. As this month (October) marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, women are being ...

Folks in that age range also say they wouldn't be able to identify early signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer, and that there's nothing to do to reduce their risk. Advertisement "Pancreatic ...

Michelangelo appears to have depicted a woman with breast cancer in his fresco The Flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which may have been a message on the inevitability of death.

Seniors undergoing cancer treatment in Texas may need to find a new doctor after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas decided to end its Medicare Advantage plan offering at MD Anderson Cancer Center.