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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What We Know About BRCA Mutations and Breast Cancer
She wasn't yet diagnosed with cancer, but after finding a common gene mutation that often leads to breast cancer, she had the radical surgery to lower her risk...
How Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breaking a sweat does more for your body than just trim your waistline. Exercise may lower a woman's risk for breast cancer and researchers are finding out why. ...
Alcohol Doesn’t Affect Ability to Survive Breast Cancer
Breast cancer patients who raised a glass or two a week may even enjoy slightly longer lives than those who didn't drink. While alcohol can benefit the heart,...
Radiation for Breast Cancer Linked to Slight Increase in Heart Disease
It's a life-saving treatment for some, but radiation therapy can carry risks that last for decades. Researchers in Europe report in the New England Journal of...
Among Breast Cancer Screens, Pricey Isn’t Always Better
For older women, cheaper methods of detecting breast cancer may be as good as more expensive ones, according to the latest research. Medicare spending on breast...
Photo Essays
When Celebrities Battle Cancer: Photos of 20 Inspiring Survivors
Tuesday’s announcement by Angelina Jolie, that she elected for a double mastectomy in the face of overwhelming odds that she would develop breast cancer, made...
Angelina Jolie: Humanitarian
It was while she was in Cambodia in 2001, shooting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, that Angelina Jolie became aware of the suffering of the people in that war-ravaged...
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Articles from Around the Web
Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61
Ms. Brenner, who led Breast Cancer Action for 15 years, took on the medical establishment and industrial companies as she crusaded for research on the disease. ...
Men Struggle With Wives' Breast Cancer
Men struggle with their wives' breast cancer, but do not always speak up. ...
Your breast cancer questions
tell their breast cancer stories. ...
Reducing risk of breast cancer
CNN's April Williams gives us tips on how we can lower our risk for breast cancer by changing our lifestyle habits. ...
