Breast cancer symptoms, 7 signs to know this October
What are the signs of breast cancer besides a lump? A new lump or thickened area is the most common sign, but it isn’t the only one. Skin dimpling, redness or warmth, a nipple that turns inward or leaks fluid, swelling in part of the breast and a lump in the armpit can all point […]
Breast cancer survivors — 13 Black women share the strength that carried them through
Breast cancer statistics for Black women tell a deeply troubling story. Black women are diagnosed at a younger median age than white women, face a significantly higher mortality rate, and are more likely to develop the hardest to treat forms of the disease. But statistics have never been able to capture what actually happens inside […]
New hope for treating triple negative breast cancer is finally within reach
Triple negative breast cancer occupies a particularly difficult corner of oncology. It accounts for roughly 10 to 15 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses, yet it behaves more aggressively than most other forms of the disease, tends to grow quickly and historically has offered fewer treatment options. The latest advances in cancer research are now […]