Breast Cancer

Ultra-processed foods cancer

Eating ultra-processed foods like hot dogs and soda may increase risk of cancer, research shows

Breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer, but many women don't realize it

Breast Cancer Density

Breast cancer awareness campaigns often overlook those with metastatic cancer – here’s how they can do better

Breast cancer ribbon

Broader use of breast cancer drug could benefit more patients, scientists say

Breast cancer Enhertu

Vitamin D may be protective against breast cancer in women, study finds

Vitamin D and breast cancer risk

Mammograms also may help identify heart disease risk, study finds

mammograms heart disease

Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer; new research may help explain why

Racial disparities in breast cancer

Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez reveals breast cancer battle

Maria Quinones-Sanchez

Drinking alcohol increases breast cancer risk, but many women don't realize it

Alcohol breast cancer risk

Jefferson Health's new mobile unit will bring cancer screenings on the road

Jefferson Mobile Cancer Screening Unit

Penn Medicine to lead study of heart disease, cancer in minority communities

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Black women do not face greater genetic risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

Racial disparities breast cancer

Freezing tumors has become a popular treatment for slow-growing cancers

Obesity may increase a breast cancer survivor's risk for other cancers, study says

Weight loss

Racial disparities still persist in genetic testing for BRCA-related breast cancer

Carlette Burton Breast Cancer

Breast cancer death rates increasing among women under 40

Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer death rates continue to fall, but effect of COVID-19 remains unclear

Breast cancer drug trials should include younger women, FDA says

Breast cancer young women

Vandal ruins Pennsylvania Capitol's pink fountain display for breast cancer awareness

Pennsylvania Capitol Fountain Vandal

Breast cancer treatment advancements, early detection are saving lives

Philly breast cancer doctors

Don’t put off cancer screenings delayed by COVID-19 – early detection saves lives

Mammogram Breast Cancer

South Jersey woman overcomes back-to-back cancer diagnoses while living life to its fullest

Susan Rosati

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Genetic testing is helping prevent cancer and changing treatment plans

Radiation may cause triple-negative breast cancer to keep growing

Dr. Sims-Mourtada studying breast cancer stem cells in the lab

Scientists have yet to 'cure' cancer, but significant advancements have improved survival rates

Cancer death rate falls by largest one-year drop ever recorded

Cancer mortality rate drops

Google's artificial intelligence detects breast cancer more accurately than doctors, study finds

AI breast cancer study

Ten defining health care achievements of the 2010s, from artificial intelligence to immunotherapy

Affordable Care Act Obama 2010s

Weight loss may reduce breast cancer risk for post-menopausal women, study finds

Breast cancer risk lower weight loss

Hair dye and straightener may increase risk for breast cancer, study says

Hair dye breast cancer risk

Women with diabetes are less likely to get cancer screenings, study finds

Women with diabetes are less likely to get screened for cancer

Six common cancer myths debunked

What to know before your first mammogram

What to know about mammograms

Here are the most common signs of breast cancer

breast cancer awareness month

FDA wants more men in clinical trials of breast cancer drugs

Breast cancer in men

Here are the recommended health screenings for women in their 50s

Alcohol is a risk factor for breast cancer — and few women know that

alcohol breast cancer risk

The science-backed reason you should always schedule morning doctor's appointments

doctors order cancer screening morning

Most people don’t realize breast cancer can happen in men, too

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IBX, Unite for HER sending care packages to breast cancer patients

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Philly woman diagnosed with breast cancer while caring for husband battling colon cancer

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