May 8, 2008 (ABC News) -- This weekend Major League Baseball players will step up to the plate using pink bats to celebrate Mother's Day and help knock out breast cancer. Just weeks after finishing her own last chemotherapy treatment for the disease, "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts retu

by Kimberley Nordyke LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Renee Zellweger is reteaming with her "Chicago" producers to executive produce an original movie for Lifetime. "Living Proof" tells the true story of Denny Slamon (Harry Connick Jr.), a UCLA doctor who developed the breast cancer drug Hercept

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A daily aspirin may give some women modest protection against the most common type of breast cancer, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. The finding reinforced earlier research indicating regular use of aspirin might reduce the risk of so-called est

by Deena Beasley SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A small trial of an experimental vaccine designed to trigger the immune system to fight breast cancer suggests that it may reduce the risk of death for most patients, U.S. military researchers said on Sunday. The vaccine, designed to treat women with tumors t

Adapted from: Newsday.com by Kristin M. Daum   Washington - Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton announced Monday that she wants to increase breast cancer research by $300 million if elected president. Finding a cure would be a "top priority" in domestic policy, her campaign said. The extra funding

First Woman to Head Global Quick Service Restaurant Brand Now Drives World’s Largest Global Breast Cancer Advocacy Organization ATLANTA – January 23, 2008 – Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in the fight to end breast cancer forever, was recognize

A recent article in the journal Cancer reports that elderly women diagnosed with breast cancer may be effectively treated with conservative surgery followed by hormonal therapy with tamoxifen (Nolvadex®). When a diagnosis of breast cancer is made, various tests are performed to further describe t

According to an article recently published in the Archives of Surgery, infection at the surgical site among women who undergo surgery for breast cancer significantly increases medical costs as well as pain, anxiety, time requirements, chances for potential complications, and demands on medical staff

According to results recently presented at the 2007 annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the combination of Omnitarg? (pertuzumab) plus Herceptin® (trastuzumab) provides significant anticancer activity among women with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer who

Leader in Breast Cancer Movement Preparing Activists to Make Global Inroads on Decreasing Deaths from the Disease DALLAS –January 20, 2008 – Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, this week welcomes a landmark group of dedicat