"My mission is to help women advocate for their breast health." A breast cancer survivor has created a mobile app, called Feel For Your Life, to help women conduct breast self-exams. "I found out ...

Model Leeanne Adu, right, signed up to get a breast exam on live TV from Dr. Sara Kayat, left, because she knows "firsthand how critical early detection is." (Photo: @thismorning via Twitter) A woman ...

Breast self-exam, or regularly examining your breasts on your own, can be an important way to find breast cancer early, when it’s more likely to be treated successfully—and you definitely don’t need ...

"Seeing it on a live person shows how easy it is to check yourself and makes it relatable to those who may have felt they would not be affected by breast cancer," said model Leanne Abu Alexis Jones is ...

Catching cancer in its earliest stages, when it can be treated most successfully, can increase the chances individuals who develop the disease go on to live long, healthy lives. Doctors are not as ...

Globally, breast cancer (BC) is the most detected neoplasm in women. Breast self-examination (BSE) is an effective screening technique that enables women to learn about the composition of their ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer ...

When you consider that rates of breast cancer continue to rise in women under 50, per the American Cancer Society, it makes sense to want to do everything you can to prevent it—or at the very least, ...

Nicole Eggert isn’t afraid to speak publicly — and candidly — about her battle with cancer. In January 2024, the Baywatch ...

Breast cancer didn’t run in Maria Allen’s family, but still, at age 52, she decided to get that routine mammogram. That decision was, in part, influenced by her efforts at the time to lose weight and ...

The recommendations for doing regular breast self-exams to screen for cancer might seem confusing. Doctors once urged women to do the exams every month and use a certain screening technique. Today, ...