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You can read all about the debate over whether women should be getting screened for breast cancer before the age of 50. I for one thinks is pretty irresponsible for the any governmental or pseudo-governmental agency or committee to make such a recommendation. It wreaks of some bullshit cost-cutting measure and I don’t know how [...]

While many experts suspect being overweight, eating an unhealthy diet or being physically inactive can increase the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer, the theory has been difficult to actually prove. But a top Susan G. Komen for the Cure® scientific staff member has just published an article in a leading scientific journal detailing how such [...]

Cancer patients and survivors have some of the most challenging experiences with our health care system, at a time in their lives when they are most vulnerable.
Congress is moving quickly to draft health care reform legislation, but we need your help to ensure President Obama and Congress consider the needs of people diagnosed with breast [...]

New drugs known as PARP inhibitors are showing promise as treatments for some of the most aggressive types of breast cancer, according to results from early studies. Eric Winer, M.D., our Chief Scientific Advisor, says he’s “extraordinarily encouraged” and new clinical trials may start this summer.