The bones in the body serve several purposes. They support and protect internal organs (for example, the skull protects the brain and the ribs protect the lungs). Muscles pull against the bones to make the body move. Bone marrow (the soft, spongy tissue in the...
My wife Keri Haberstroh was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 25. My name is Doug, and I'm here to tell Keri's story. It... Read more »
My name is Doug Haberstroh, and this is the story of my wife Keri. Keri was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 25. In this... Read more »
Hi! My name is Natalia, I'm 26, and I was diagnosed back in August with stage 4 Breast Cancer, which spread all over my back, pelvic area... Read more »
The research into breast cancer continues and a recent study completed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of... Read more »
"Has it spread?" Women with breast cancer wait in fear for the answer to this question when they are first diagnosed and for years... Read more »
Women who consume dietary calcium may be helping to keep breast cancer from spreading to their bones, a new study suggests. Researchers in Australia... Read more »
A reader wants to know if HER2 breast cancer can spread to other parts of the body if a lumpectomy and a sentinel node biopsy show that the lymph... Read more »
A Mayo Clinic study of the medication Panzem suggests that the drug may treat and prevent the spread of breast cancer. In a recent animal study, the... Read more »
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The three major treatments of breast cancer are surgery, radiation, and drug therapy. No one treatment fits every patient, and combination therapy is... Read more »
Q. I had breast cancer in the past, and I’m really scared of it coming back. What can you tell me about recurrent breast cancer?A. Recur... Read more »