Some surgical oncologists are performing breast reconstruction operations usually performed by plastic surgeons. It may speed recovery, but there’s a concern.

Two top medical institutions team up to help breast cancer survivors and their daughters get healthier. See what it takes to participate in the free program.

A major university and a biotech company in Korea collaborate to create four adorable puppies, clones of a black labrador prized for her ability to detect cancer.

An MD Anderson study shows women taking a common diabetic drug are likelier to be cancer-free after neoadjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy than those who don’t.

Cancer advocates rejoice as President Bush signs GINA, a bill which prohibits employers and health insurers from discrimination based on genetic information.

Filmmaker and cancer pre-vivor Joanna Rudnick chronicles the struggles of women with a genetic predisposition to cancer — her project airs Oct 7th on PBS.

Breast cancer survivors in Connecticut can get professional help dealing with troublesome treatment side effects thanks to a generous grant and Easter Seals.

Physicians from Uganda and Connecticut discuss abstinence, condoms, cancer, HIV, and snow (plus a few other interesting topics) on Yale Cancer Center Answers.

A study led by the Methodist Hospital Research Institute indicates extracts from a tropical fungus called Phellinus linteus may combat breast cancer.
Methodist Hospital’s results add to previous research suggesting the yellow mushroom is also effective for slowing lung, prostate and skin cancers.
Phellinus linteus grows on the bark of mulberry trees and has been used [...]

Court officials in Canada have begun hearing testimony from cancer patients who received inaccurate hormone receptor test results.
The public inquiry was launched after it was discovered that hundreds of cancer patients treated by Eastern Health between 1997 and 2005 were given incorrect results for hormone receptor tests. Oncologists use these tests to diagnose [...]