Latest Breast cancer News

Dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram

Oct. 12, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there’s any sign of breast cancer. The second most important finding is whether her breasts are dense. Since early September, a new U.S. rule requires mammography centers to inform women about their...

Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77

Oct. 09, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back home during his nearly three decades in Washington, has died. He was 77. Johnson, who was...

The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer

Sep. 20, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's highest-ranking military officer, was treated successfully for early-stage breast cancer this summer, the service announced Friday. Franchetti’s stage 1 breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in June, and she...

Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier says she's been undergoing treatment for breast cancer

Sep. 10, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier announced Tuesday that she has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer but intends on coaching the upcoming season. Fortier made the announcement on Gonzaga’s social media pages and said she was first diagnosed in February, a...

Having a family is expensive. Here's what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs

Aug. 28, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family finances and left professional caretakers in low-wage jobs — all while slowing economic growth. That families are suffering is not up for debate. As...