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Young women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss…

Breast milk samples from mothers in Seattle contain alarming levels of dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals, including BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan, new peer-reviewed research has…

A landmark study shows millions of women with breast cancer could skip chemotherapy thanks to a genomic test that determines who needs the treatment and who…

Millions of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy with a groundbreaking genomic test, according to the results of a trial that could transform healthcare…

Breast reductions and implant removals have overtaken enlargements for the first time, data shows, as experts link the shift to more active lifestyles.The latest annual audit…

Every time she lifts her arms to get dressed or hang out her washing, Julie Ford gets a painful reminder of one of the most terrifying…

Women with breast cancer who have reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy are much less likely to have complications if they have a polyurethane-coated implant, according to…

Study cohort and prospective sequencingThe study cohort comprised 6,927 tumour samples from 5,881 patients with breast cancer. All patients underwent prospective clinical tumour and normal DNA…

More than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors such as red meat intake and smoking, according to the…

For 22 years, I ran around with small bags of saline water on my chest – a fact I shared with only a handful of close…