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Susan G. Koman/Planned Parenthood Debate: All You Need to Know

While you can read our posts here and here detailing why it's a very bad thing that Komen defunded Planned Parenthood, this pic says it all. [This Tumblr via TDW] continue

Komen Backlash Spreads After Planned Parenthood Debacle, Women Pledge to Move Donations

As we reported earlier, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has been thrust into the national spotlight for reasons other than fighting breast cancer and finding a cure- the organization may have set breast cancer treatment and screening ... continue

Komen Cancer Foundation Cuts Planned Parenthood Funding

Charity organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure made a shocking announcement on Tuesday when it announced that Planned Parenthood would no longer receive funding from the society. In a statement Komen says funds have been pulled because ... continue

Breast Cancer and Deodorant: A Study Lends Credence to the Rumor?

I have a new theory. If anyone wants to raise awareness of a risk, the very last thing they should ever do is email forward it to everyone they know to raise awareness. You've probably been getting emails ... continue

New Avastin Data Unlikely to ‘Support Approval’ For Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Proponents of the cancer drug Avastin were dealt a blow this week when new data regarding the drug's effectiveness in battling ovarian cancer fell short of expectations. Back in November, the Food and Drug Administration made the controversial ... continue

Avastin Results For Ovarian Cancer Fail To Impress

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently pulled its approval for the breast cancer fighting drug Avastin and now the drug is said to have provided disappointing results during two ovarian cancer testing trials. Both studies found that ... continue

Breast Cancer Claims Former Miss Venezuela, 28

CARACAS, Venezuela - Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall died at age 28 on Saturday after a long and closely-followed struggle with breast cancer. Ekvall was first crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000 at age 17 and in 2001, she ... continue

Some women decide not to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Breast cancer is one of the biggest killers and for the women who find themselves in a battle for their lives the only option is to undergo a mastectomy, the operation to surgically remove the female breast. ... continue

Giuliana Rancic Reveals Plan to Undergo Double Mastectomy

Giuliana Rancic has revealed she is to get a double mastectomy in a bid to battle off breast cancer. Rancic was diagnosed with the illness in August, and revealed it publicly in October. Along with a statement to ... continue

Giulana Rancic to Have Double Mastectomy to Remove Breast Cancer

Earlier this year Giuliana Rancic had a double lumpectomy as part of her breast cancer treatment. The procedure didn't provide the results that doctor's were hoping for, so now Rancic will undergo a double mastectomy to remove ... continue

A third of women living with secondary breast cancer suffer needless pain

Breast cancer is a health specter that haunts women but a new study from Breast Cancer Care and the University of Southampton has found that 34 percent of women currently suffering from secondary breast cancer live unnecessarily ... continue

Avastin Breast Cancer Drug Loses FDA Approval

The Food and Drug Administration ruled this week that the drug Avastin, often used in advanced breast cancer patients should not be used because there is no verifiable proof that it extends the lives of patients. The ... continue

Evelyn Lauder, Creator of Breast Cancer’s ‘Pink Ribbon’ Dead At 75

Breast cancer 'pink ribbon' creator Eveyln Lauder died on Saturday from complications caused by ovarian cancer, she was 75-years old. The daughter-in-law of cosmetics tycoon Estée Lauder created the pink ribbon with a friend three years after being diagnosed ... continue

Widely Used Breast Cancer Test Could Be Flawed [Study]

A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology claims that the cancer screening test Oncotype DX does not accurately identify a gene that is critical in determining which type of live-saving cancer treatment to administer. According to ... continue

Study Associates “Light Drinking” To Breast Cancer Risk

Drinking a glass of beer, sipping on some wine or having a bourbon three times a week can cause a slight increasing in breast cancer in women according to a recent study of more than 100,000 U.S. ... continue

Double Therapy In Breast Cancer Patients Shown To Be More Effective Method [Study]

In the fight against cancer there is never a guaranteed outcome however a recent study has found that double therapy yields better results than single therapy sessions. According to the study patients who undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy ... continue

Stress, Aggressive Breast Cancer Tumors Linked

The idea that stress in all its forms- as well as the resultant lifestyle stressors that result- can manifest in dangerous or even deadly ways is not a new one, albeit perhaps one associated more with alternative-medicine ... continue

Andrea Mitchell reveals she has breast cancer

Andrea Mitchell, NBC's chief foreign affairs correspondent, announced on the air yesterday that she has breast cancer. She did note, however, that the malignancy has not spread and that her prognosis was, all things considered, excellent. “On a ... continue