Latest Breast cancer News

What is the breast cancer risk calculator recommended by Olivia Munn?

Mar. 14, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

When Olivia Munn revealed this week that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, she urged people to ask their doctors to figure out their score on a breast cancer risk calculator. Munn said her score prompted further tests and the discovery of an...

Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy

Mar. 13, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. “I'm lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might...

Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government

Mar. 07, 2024 20:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the...

State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity

Mar. 07, 2024 18:06 PM EST

The invitation list for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want to focus on as the 2024 election season heats up. Biden and Democratic lawmakers have invited several health care providers and women whose...

Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House

Mar. 06, 2024 22:01 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new forever postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Betty Ford was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. And if there was a theme to the unveiling event, it focused on how the wife of 38th President Gerald Ford used...

Mississippi inmates were exposed to dangerous chemicals and denied health care, lawsuit says

Feb. 14, 2024 15:58 PM EST

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Susan Balfour, 62,...

As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects

Feb. 06, 2024 20:23 PM EST

For cancer patients, the harsh side effects of powerful drugs have long been the trade-off for living longer. Now, patients and doctors are questioning whether all that suffering is necessary. They’ve ignited a movement to radically change how new cancer drugs are tested, with the...

Beattie continues storied career with Bay FC in the NWSL

Feb. 02, 2024 13:37 PM EST

Defender Jen Beattie has a list accomplishments she can point to across her lengthy soccer career: She scored a goal for Scotland in the Women's World Cup, served as a television pundit and she was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Prince William. Perhaps most...

Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says

Jan. 31, 2024 13:48 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday in a long-awaited study about the North Carolina base's contaminated drinking water. ...

The No. 2 leader in the North Carolina House is receiving treatment for cancer

Jan. 30, 2024 14:39 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The No. 2 elected leader in the North Carolina House said on Tuesday that she has been receiving treatment for breast cancer, with the likelihood of a full recovery deemed extremely high. House Speaker Pro Tempore Sarah Stevens confirmed her disease and the...