Breast Cancer Articles & Stories
Alcohol Consumption Linked to Higher Cancer Risk
While alcohol is commonly used as a social lubricant, recent studies have linked alcohol consumption to aging and also an increased cancer risk. The organic chemical compound acetaldehyde which is responsible for hangovers also represents an increased risk of cancer, particularly to heavy drin... Read More
Fertility Drugs Raise Cancer Risk
Taking medications to enhance fertility appears to increase the chance of developing uterine cancer in particular, as well as some other forms of the disease, according to a very large, long, recently completed study. Drugs that stimulate ovulation have been used for more than three decades to... Read More
Yearly Breast Cancer Screening Reduces Breast Cancer Rates
If you're a woman in your forties who has put off having a mammogram, call your doctor and make that appointment. A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America confirms that for women in their 40 and 50s, having a yearly mammogram reduces the risk ... Read More
Nicotine Found to Accelerate Breast Cancer
Nicotine speeds the growth of breast tumors and aids the cancer's spread to other parts of the body, a recent study has found. A large body of previous research on nicotine has implicated the well-known tobacco component in helping to cause a wide variety of cancers, including those of the l... Read More
Cause of Breast Cancer Spread Discovered
Scientists in London have found a molecule that could be aiding the spread of beast cancer, according research published in the American Journal of Pathology. Lead author, Dr. Amanda Harvey, has previously established that a molecule known as Brk, found in 60 percent of breast tumors, plays an... Read More
Racial Gap in Cancer Mortality Stubbornly Persists
In statistics almost unchanged from those in 1981, blacks have been found to be significantly more likely to develop and die of cancer than whites, a recent study revealed. And blacks, once diagnosed with cancer, don’t live as long as their white counterparts. In a study co-authored by A... Read More
Exercising After 50 Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Walking as little as 30 minutes a day, especially after age 50 – even in the course of doing household-related chores – can significantly reduce a woman’s risk of contracting breast cancer, a recent study found. “It doesn’t always have to be sports,” said ... Read More
African American Women and Breast Cancer
I was afraid that I wouldn’'t be able to see my children grow up and my grandchild grow, you get this really scary feeling inside,” says Rosamond Stallings. When 45 year old Rosamond Stallings was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago, doctors urged her to immediately have a mastectomy. “Th... Read More
Cancer Patients In Need of Psychological and Social Support
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine addresses the toll that cancer therapies have on patients' mental and emotional state that may potentially cause other health problems. Cancer treatments save and prolong many people's lives; however, care that focuses solely on eradicating tumor... Read More
All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cance... Read More
Featured Doctors
Breast Cancer Surgery
Nella I. Shapiro
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10469
Call: (888) 860-7136
Breast Cancer Doctors Westchester
Preya Dr. Ananthakrishnan
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Cancer Surgeon Westchester, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Cancer Screening and Detection using MRI/ CT Scan Rye
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Ave, 1st Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: (888) 544-1169
Breast Cancer Westchester, NY
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Call: 888-370-4284
Find a Radiation Oncologist -Westchester
Lucia Boselli
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10469
Call: (888) 860-7136
Breast Cancer Surgeon Westchester, NY
Preya Ananthakrishnan, M.D.
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Bronxville, Westchester County, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Cancer Surgery Westchester, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Anthony Provenzano
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Oncology Westchester County, New York
Preya Dr. Ananthakrishnan, M.D.
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Skin Cancer Westchester, NY
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Call: 888-370-4284
Breast Cancer Testing MRI/ CT Scan Yonkers
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Ave, 1st Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: (888) 544-1169
Nipple-Preserving Mastectomy Bronxville, Westchester County, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Cancer Surgeon Westchester, NY
Preya Ananthakrishnan, M.D.
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Cancer Treatment Center NY
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Call: 888-370-4284
Breast Cancer Testing MRI/ CT Scan Yonkers
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Ave, 1st Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: (888) 544-1169
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Bronxville, Westchester County, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Lymph Cancer Westchester, NY
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Call: 888-370-4284
Ovarian Cancer Westchester, NY
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Call: 888-370-4284
Breast Cancer Doctors Westchester
Preya Dr. Ananthakrishnan
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Oncology Westchester County, New York
Preya Dr. Ananthakrishnan, M.D.
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Cancer Screening and Detection using MRI/ CT Scan Rye
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Ave, 1st Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: (888) 544-1169
Nipple-Preserving Mastectomy Bronxville, Westchester County, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Anthony Provenzano
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Sentinel Node Biopsy Bronxville, Westchester County, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Tumor Westchester, New York
Helen Pass, M.D.
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Cancer Testing MRI/ CT Scan Yonkers
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Ave, 1st Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: (888) 544-1169
Sentinel Node Biopsy Bronxville, Westchester County, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Cancer Treatment Center NY
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Call: 888-370-4284
Find a Radiation Oncologist -Westchester
Lucia Boselli
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10469
Call: (888) 860-7136
Breast Cancer Screening and Detection using MRI/ CT Scan Rye
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Ave, 1st Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: (888) 544-1169
Breast Cancer Surgeon Westchester, New York
The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Breast Tumor Westchester, New York
Helen Pass, M.D.
Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
Call: 888-468-9351
Treatments
- Breast Cancer Symptoms
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Carcinoma
- Fibroadenoma
- Male Breast Cancer
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
Find Breast Cancer Doctors
- Hartford
- New York City
- Westchester









