Tag Archives: Breast Cancer

• News

  Researchers get closer to understanding the root causes of breast cancer

  A new study could lead to major breakthroughs in the way doctors treat breast cancer.
• Virginia This Morning

  VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: National Ms. 2012

  Jennifer Welborn is the first ever title holder of the new “National Ms.” Pageant and she talks about why she chose to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.
• News

  Actress Kathy Bates recovering from double mastectomy

  Bates, 64, is best known for winning an Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1991 movie “Misery.”
• Buddy Check 6 / Health / News

  BUDDY CHECK 6: Longer lifespan makes self-health care crucial for women

  Time is the enemy when it comes to diseases, like breast cancer, that can cut your life short.
• Health / News

  STUDY: Obese breast cancer survivors at higher risk for cancer return

  Breast cancer patients who are obese or even just overweight may have a higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of the disease.
• Health / News

  Professors: Komen overstating benefits of mammograms

  A national breast cancer charity is being accused of using misleading statistics to convince women to have mammograms.
• Buddy Check 6 / Health

  BUDDY CHECK 6: Mammograms may not be enough to catch breast cancer

  An annual mammogram is the gold standard for screening, but doctors say it’s not perfect.
• Health / News

  Controversial legislation gives women clearer mammogram info

  Some state governments are muscling into the battle against breast cancer.
• Health / News

  Experimental drug offers new way to battle certain breast cancer

  Doctors who treat breast cancer patients are very excited about an experimental drug that presents a whole new way of knocking out cancer cells.
• Health / News / Special Reports

  Woman with cancer said she was laid-off after diagnosis

  Some worker are laid off while sick, losing the coverage and income they need to pay for thousands of dollars in doctor bills. Is it legal?
• Virginia This Morning

  VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: All about ‘Bucks 4 Boobs’

  Committee member Jeanne Walls shares all the fun for fundraising that will happen tomorrow night during “Bucks 4 Boobs.”
• News

  New device helps breast cancer survivors prep for reconstruction‎

  The device is called an “AirXpander.”