Pregnancy is are known to lessen breast cancer risk, but until now, it wasn’t known whether this lower risk applied to women with BRCA genes.

Need to find an affordable way to get to your frequent medical appointments? A mix of national and local resources can help.

Shannon Pulaski wrote a book drawn from her experience telling her children about the BRCA gene mutation which put her at high risk for breast cancer. Here she shares her tips for talking to kids about this difficult topic.

Middle-aged women aren’t getting the message that there’s a proven link between alcohol consumption and higher breast cancer risk, say researchers.

Early detection and treatment for breast cancer have prevented hundreds of thousands of breast-cancer deaths in the United States in the past three decades.

Menopausal women who experience persistent hot flashes or night sweats are more likely to develop breast cancer than women who don’t have hot flashes.

Cancer changes bodies, and relationships. That doesn’t mean you have to give up intimacy and sex.

Here’s how you can find pain relief with a highly individualized combination of strategies.

It is normal for a cancer patient to feel sad. But depression is not normal — and it's treatable.

If you have metastatic breast cancer, how do you know if a clinical trial might be right for you? And what can you expect if you join one?