Breast Cancer

Cancer patients are likely to lose touch with friends and family after receiving their diagnosis. The Cancer Support Community North Texas has tips and resources on dealing with the phenomenon.

The American Cancer Society study found breast cancer deaths in the U.S. are dropping at high rates, but rates of diagnosis are increasing among younger women.

New statistics from the American Cancer Society show a decline in breast cancer mortality nationwide, but an uptick in incidence rates — especially for women under 50 and Asian women of all ages.

As early morning traffic flowed by and the wind picked up, staff from the Moncrief Cancer Institute gathered outside the Tarrant County Administration Building to unveil the center’s new 36-foot mobile screening clinic.

As October draws to a close, so does Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, that doesn’t mean that support for breast cancer patients and survivors — and their loved ones too — here in Denton will stop at the end of the month.

A North Texas breast surgeon agrees with screening earlier, but explains why she favors annual mammograms instead of exams every two years.

Improved technology has enabled mammograms to better detect breast cancer. But dense breast tissue can still get in the way of detection. The FDA has put new regulations in place to make more women aware of this. KERA’s Sam Baker talks with Dr. Cynara Coomer, a surgical oncology specialist with Texas Health Breast Specialists and Texas Health Harris Fort Worth.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas are helping Black breast cancer survivors assess their risk for cancer recurrence.

Arlington's Bob Duncan Center at 2800 S. Center St. will become a one-stop shop for mammograms, well woman exams, as well as flu and COVID-19 vaccinations all day Friday.

If you drink with any degree of regularity — or even at all — you might want to reconsider. Numerous studies point to alcohol increasing the risk of breast cancer.

Most people think of women as breast cancer patients, but about one in every 1,000 cases diagnosed is found in a man.

Doctors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have developed a new approach for single breast reconstruction using a patient's own body…