0.8 cm Mammograms can detect many other non-invasive cancers (such as DCIS) which are less than 1.0 cm 1 cm Average size of cancer found by women who practice regular breast self-exam. 2.62 cm Average ...

This past year I was fortunate to be chosen as an Albert Schweitzer fellow and was tasked with continuing an established project dedicated to improving the health literacy of underserved women at our ...

Michael Norton, chairman of the breast program at Christus Mother Frances Hospital and section chief of General Surgery, poses with office team staff. When it comes to breast cancer, early detection ...

Breast cancer screening saves lives. Cancer can strike anywhere in the breast – the milk glands, the milk ducts or in the connective tissue. In cancer, cells grow out of control. Healthy lifestyle ...

I had breast cancer two times, at 35 and 39. Both times, I found it myself. Both times I had it, I was younger than the age people typically started having mammograms Updated guidelines recommend ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, EARLY DETECTION OF SYMPTOMS CAN BE A GAME CHANGER IN TREATING BREAST CANCER. JUST THIS PAST WEEK. BOY MEETS WORLD STAR DANIELLE FISHEL REVEALED. A ROUTINE MAMMOGRAM ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer ...

Breast self-exam, or regularly examining your breasts on your own, can be an important way to find breast cancer early, when it’s more likely to be treated successfully—and you definitely don’t need ...

Rachel Albin discovered her breast cancer diagnosis by doing something we’ve all done: miss an appointment. She wants people ...

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, one out of eight American women will develop breast cancer sometime in their life and it is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Illinois women.