More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, diagnoses of breast and prostate cancer, two of the nation’s leading causes of cancer death, continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to a nationally representative Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® study by Quest … Continue reading Breast and Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Still Lagging During Second Full Year of COVID-19
As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, the American Cancer Society says remarkable progress against the disease should not obscure the significant challenges remaining. The Facts: Thanks to largely stable incidence rates, improved treatment, as well as earlier detection through … Continue reading What You Need to Know and How You Can Help About Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer. It is a simple phrase representing a complex journey thousands of women travel each year. Even during October, when Breast Cancer Awareness Month brings attention to the disease, many people don’t realize breast cancer is not just one … Continue reading There is No One-Size-Fits-All Breast Cancer
October is breast cancer awareness month, a time when thousands of people around the world participate in events aimed at supporting breast cancer patients and research into a disease that remains one of the leading causes of death for women in … Continue reading Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Research You Should Know About
Bright Pink, a national non-profit organization focusing on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in women, celebrates ten years of partnering with Aerie in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and will cross the two million … Continue reading Aerie® Partners With Bright Pink® To Fight Breast Cancer
Remember the little black bags carried by doctors? Dr. John P. Williams, M.D., a breast cancer surgeon, is bringing that personal touch back, directly into the home of any woman with breast cancer. The Breast Cancer School for Patients is … Continue reading New Online Breast Cancer Resource Puts Women in Control of Their Breast Cancer Treatment
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is reminding customers they can help fund the cause by purchasing the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. These 65-cent self-adhesive semipostal stamps are available year-round in sheets of 20 … Continue reading Post Office Helps Stamp Out Breast Cancer
To mark World Breastfeeding Week the first week of August, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is highlighting one of the least recognized findings from its latest report: mothers who breastfeed have lower risk of breast cancer. The lower risk is modest, but it is one additional motive to breastfeed for moms who are able. Research also shows that babies who are breastfed are less likely to gain excess weight as they grow. Among adults, AICR research shows that overweight and obesity increases the risk of 11 common cancers. “It isn’t always possible for moms to breastfeed but for … Continue reading Breastfeeding Protects Moms from Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Nerlynx (neratinib) for the extended adjuvant treatment of early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer. For patients with this type of cancer, Nerlynx is the first extended adjuvant therapy, a form of therapy that is … Continue reading FDA Approves New Treatment to Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer