(Reuters Health) - About one third of breast cancer survivors experience fatigue that can affect their quality of life, but a small new study finds that doing yoga might help restore some lost vitality. After three months of twice-weekly yoga classes, a group of breast cancer survivors in Californi

A review of Medicare data has revealed that preoperative breast-imaging claims on multiple (two or more) dates have been increasing substantially since 1992, suggesting that the patient's time burden for such evaluation has also been increasing. “The number of days patients are having mammograms,

Radiation for breast cancer can prevent the disease from recurring, but it can sometimes damage arteries leading to your heart. If the tender lining of those arteries absorbs radiation, those important channels can narrow over time, a condition called coronary artery stenosis. If that shrinkage beco

The removal of a breast to treat or prevent cancer can be one of the most intimate decisions a woman can make because of its physiological and psychological effects. A national trend has emerged in recent years in which patients are choosing to have their second breast removed even when there is no

Women with HER2-positive breast cancer had an improved rate of complete tumor disappearance in just 12 weeks when the monoclonal antibody pertuzumab was added to the standard therapy, consisting of trastuzumab plus the chemotherapy agent docetaxel. In the phase 2 NeoSphere trial, 417 treatment-naï

Poly Implant Prothese made by defunct company in France is known to leak cancer-causing silicon, Health Ministry says Dubai: The Ministry of Health yesterday advised doctors and hospitals against using silicon breast implants made by a French company which reportedly leak and cause cancer.  

Isha Foundation Offers Scholarships for Cancer Survivors to Attend Program with Sadhguru in Houston in May Inspired by eager participation in its scholarship program for breast cancer survivors, Isha Foundation is extending its patient scholarships into 2012 and expanding it to include individuals

A Hywel Dda Health Board doctor has shown that 46 per cent of women with early stage breast cancer can avoid unnecessary chemotherapy through a gene test .   The Oncotype DX test predicts the risk of the cancer returning, according to new data released by NHS Wales.   This is 99.6 per

PARIS — In a case that is being closely watched by tens of thousands of women around the world, French health authorities on Friday recommended that the 30,000 women who received potentially defective breast implants made by a French company have the implants removed but said was no evidence the dev

Around 25,000 British women a year have breast implants, and the numbers are rapidly rising There are eyewatering tales dating back to the late 19th century of paraffin injections, ox cartilage prosthetics and even ivory and glass balls, but cosmetic breast enlargement first became a realistic opti