The main goal of breast cancer radiation is to stop the multiplication of cancerous cells and at the same time minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Radiation therapy has been shown to increase survival in women with breast cancer. The therapy using a large machine called a linear accelerator to send and precise pinpoint amounts of [...]

The success of breast cancer recurrence treatments, these are depends on a number of factors such as the stage and grade of your cancer, is the cancer hormone sensitive?, how long ago your original breast cancer was,  the size of the cancer and is the cancer HER2 positive? If your breast cancer recurrence is found [...]

Breast size or shape changing Breast changing in size or shape may be a signal that milk ducts or the lobes deeper within the breast are swelling. This could be due to fibrocystic or regular monthly hormonal cycles. If the changes are not in step with regular periodical changes, consult a health professional and get [...]

Prof Ana Soto is a researcher in cancer development at Ulster University that it has been noted that bisphenol A (BPA) is a risky product and that Government should launch a precautionary ban. Bisphenol A is a chemical that commonly used for making plastics shatterproof and is also used in baby bottles, plastic forks and [...]

A doctor could predict a woman with breast cancer’s survival rate based on the specified stage of breast cancer. There are statistics available that sum up survival rates by breast cancer stage. These statistics are from the American College of Surgeons National Cancer Data Base and are based on studies of a five year breast [...]

A breast lump is a growth of tissue that grows within your breast. A breast lump is often interchangeably described as a mass, swelling, growth, fullness or thickness. A breast lump can feel clearly and have definite borders, or it could be a thickened area in your breast that is slightly more prominent from the [...]