Breast Cancer

Mammograms after 50, not 40? No self-exams? What you need to know about committee’s reversal on breast cancer screening

Get ready for a fight.

In a move that certainly came as a surprise to many, new recommendations by a panel published yesterday now recommend that regular mammograms start at 50, not 40 for most wom

Men More Likely than Women to Leave Sick Spouse

When Anna received the dreaded call from her doctor in May 2008 that she had breast cancer she thought that was worst day of her life. She was wrong. Just a month later her husband of eleven years left home forever leaving Anna to care for their eight-year-old daughter and undergo treatment alone.

Mammogram ruling backlash: Shock, anger, and vows to ignore the new guidelines

I expected the stories, told by breast-cancer survivors whose tumors were found by mammograms in their 40s or even their 30s.

Will your insurance company still cover annual mammograms at age 40? So far, most say yes

There are a lot of worries surrounding this week’s new breast screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Mammogram Testing Another Sign 50 is the New 40?

Just as I suspected, 50 is the new 40. And not a moment too late—I’m turning 39 next year.

The Comfort in Liking Your Doctors

The doctor came to the waiting area following the lumpectomy in my wife’s right breast to tell me what they had found. I was just sure that he was going to tell me, “We removed the entire tumor and there’s nothing more to worry about, so just go and have a nice life.”

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness

One of the biggest challenges that a woman with breast cancer faces is whether to undergo a mastectomy -- the surgical removal of one or both breasts in order to eliminate the spread of cancerous tiss

Cancer Screening, Is It Really All It's Cracked Up To Be?

Late last month, a New York Times article about cancer screening started a media firestorm when it quoted an American Cancer Society (ACS) spokesperson saying they’d overstated the benefits of detecti