Eli Lilly and Co's Evista osteoporosis drug works as well as the older tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women, with fewer dangerous side effects, researchers said on Monday. The results of the 19,000-woman...

Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co's Evista osteoporosis drug works as well as the older tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women, with fewer dangerous side effects, researchers said on Monday.

Reuters - Evista, Eli Lilly and Co's osteoporosis drug, works just as well as the older drug tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women, and without some of the dangerous side-effects, researchers said on Monday.

AP - A newer drug prevents breast cancer in older, high-risk women just as well as today's standby tamoxifen — but with fewer side effects, the National Cancer Institute announced Monday.

AP - When Gina Gordick heard her younger sister had breast cancer, she wanted to do something more than just make her soup and run errands. Gordick, 55, of Fayette, says watching someone you love fight breast cancer is a "painful, miserable, awful" experience.

A recent study shows that women who eat more vegetables and fruits have a better chance of preventing the breast cancer from returning. Researchers followed more than 1,500 women, beginning on average two years after the women...

Weightlifting appears to improve breast cancer survivors’ outlook on life, suggests one of the first studies to scientifically measure the effects of such exercise. About 80 percent of women who did twice-a-week weight-training...

AP - Britain's health service broke the law when it refused to pay for a woman's breast cancer treatment with a potentially life saving drug, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Researchers say modern chemotherapy means more women will survive breast cancers than previously thought, especially those with cancers that are typically harder to treat. At the same the time, the study found that women who have the more...

HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- The benefit of breast cancer chemotherapy may depend on the status of estrogen receptors lying on the surface of tumor cells, according to a new analysis of three clinical trials.

AP - CHICAGO (AP — Research offers hopeful news to women whose breast cancers are typically more difficult to treat: Modern chemotherapy means more of them will survive than previously thought.

AP - CHICAGO (AP — Research offers hopeful news to women whose breast cancers are typically more difficult to treat: Modern chemotherapy means more of them will survive than previously thought.

HealthDay - MONDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women diagnosed with early localized breast cancer typically receive treatment based on how likely their doctor thinks it is that the tumor will spread.

Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer New York, NY (AHN)—A new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that women who have few close friends or family members at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die from breast cancer than those who are more socially integrated....

Reuters - Women who have few close friends or family members at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die from breast cancer than those who are more socially integrated, according to study findings.

A simple 2-minute breath test at a doctor's surgery could detect breast cancer at an early stage. It is proven that some medical conditions cause patients to exhale volatile organic compounds in their breath. A breath analyzer made by...

HealthDay - MONDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women diagnosed with early localized breast cancer typically receive treatment based on how likely their doctor thinks it is that the tumor will spread.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Elena M. Alvarado is one of the 1,171 women in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and North Virginia who have joined the national Sister Study, focused on how the environment and a woman's genes may affect her chances of getting breast cancer.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Elena M. Alvarado is one of the 1,171 women in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and North Virginia who have joined the national Sister Study, focused on how the environment and a woman's genes may affect her chances of getting breast cancer.

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Washington, (AHN) – Forget what you’ve heard about sunbathing, new studies show it may actually be good for you. Researchers say women who get lots of vitamin D are less likely to develop breast cancer. The findings add to the already strong evidence...