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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother and mother, as well as an aunt and a cousin, have had breast cancer. Another cousin was diagnosed with colon cancer recently. It has been suggested that I undergo genetic counseling to determine my cancer risk. As a young man, is genetic testing necessary for…

Actor Mahima Chaudhry is in the headlines as she recently opened up about her battle with breast cancer.

The journalist and author has been battling breast cancer since 2016, recently announcing that her body 'isn't playing ball', and that she is receiving end of life care, although she is taking it 'one day at a time'

The Happy Pear twins Stephen and David Flynn apologised earlier this year after sharing a controversial video about breast cancer

Exclusive: Patients tell of screening and surgery they believe they didn’t need, and the effect this has had on their lives

Though not a cure, the findings announced in Chicago mark the first time a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth is shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.

Siobhan Harrison tried to pop it, but it got worse

The findings — presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago — could allow doctors to “focus on the patients we think would truly benefit from chemotherapy and avoid the side effects for patients for whom it’s likely unnecessary,” one expert said.

Women with a certain type of breast cancer could forgo the treatment altogether and instead have hormone therapy.

Some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy after surgery

Lauren Barrett said she received her cancer diagnosis at the same time she was told she is a carrier of the BRCA1 gene mutation, which is linked to both breast and ovarian cancer