Few things are as terrifying as thinking you might have breast cancer, but thanks to advances in testing and treatment, breast cancer is less deadly than ever. The good news is that breast cancer rates are dropping, and treatment is less toxic and disfiguring than it once was.

• Novel Drug Shows Promise for Early Stage Breast Cancer

  TUESDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) — A drug already used to treat advanced breast cancer also appears to shrink early stage breast tumors, potentially offering women a first-of-its-kind treatment option, U.S. health regulators say. If approved to treat early stage cancers, the drug, Perjeta, might result in less invasive surgical treatment — or no [...]

• Most Breast Cancer Deaths Occur in Younger, Unscreened Women

  New breast cancer research reveals a significant death rate among women under 50 who forgo regular mammograms and casts doubt on recent screening guidelines from a U.S. panel of experts.

• MRI May Not Improve Outcomes for Early Form of Breast Cancer

  WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — Adding in pricey MRI scans does not boost outcomes for most women who undergo a lumpectomy for the early, noninvasive form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a new study finds. Some doctors order a routine MRI to look for more cancer or confirm the findings of [...]

• Most Women Don’t Understand Their Breast Cancer Risk: Survey

  By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — Most women do not have an accurate idea of their personal risk of breast cancer, according to a new survey that polled more than 9,000 women. “Only 9.4 percent of the women surveyed were accurately able to tell you their lifetime breast cancer risk,” said study researcher [...]

• MRI May Not Improve Outcomes for Early Form of Breast Cancer

  WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — Adding in pricey MRI scans does not boost outcomes for most women who undergo a lumpectomy for the early, noninvasive form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a new study finds. Some doctors order a routine MRI to look for more cancer or confirm the findings of [...]