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Cancer Types

Breast Cancer

  • Forward Look

    Reducing Re-excision

    New guidelines and techniques aim to limit additional breast cancer surgeries.

    by Kendall K. Morgan

  • Survivor Profile

    Changing Course

    During her treatment for breast cancer, biomedical engineer Jessica Winter challenged her laboratory to bring its discoveries to patients more quickly.

    by Chris Palmer

  • First Person

    To Test or Not to Test

    Twenty-two years after the first of two breast cancer diagnoses, a survivor decides to undergo genetic testing.

    by Cynthia Ryan

  • Forward Look

    Cost of Breast Cancer Treatment Affects Adherence

    Drug for early-stage cancer must be taken for many years to be effective.

    by Kendall K. Morgan

  • The DCIS Dilemma

    Ductal carcinoma in situ is the fourth most common cancer diagnosis in women. Some say it's not "really" cancer. But you wouldn't know that based on how it is treated.

    by Sue Rochman

  • Yesterday & Today

    The Voice of Lamb Chop

    Ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her sidekick, a white wool puppet named Lamb Chop, won the hearts of generations of children who tuned in to her television shows.

    by Jocelyn Selim

  • Forward Look

    Shining a Spotlight on Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Q&A with Musa Mayer, breast cancer survivor and founding member of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance.

    by Yasmine Iqbal

  • Forward Look

    Genetic Testing Can Help Women With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Study confirms inherited genetic mutations are common, regardless of family history.

    by Kendall K. Morgan

  • Forward Look

    Double Mastectomies on the Rise

    Study suggests fears rather than actual risk of recurrence drive decisions.

    by Cameron Walker

  • Survivor Profile

    Closing the Cancer Care Gap

    Health economist and breast cancer survivor Felicia Knaul's mission, which first started as a grassroots effort to increase breast cancer screening in Mexico, has expanded to address cancer care inequities around the world.

    by Alexandra Goho