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There's more news on cancer screening tests - this time for women. Scientists advising the government say a Pap test is a good way to screen young and middle-aged women for cervical cancer, and it's only needed once every three years. But they say there is not enough evidence yet to back testing for HPV, the virus that causes the disease.

The breast cancer drug Herceptin increases the risk of heart problems in elderly patients, especially those with a history of heart disease and/or ...

The best-selling cancer drug in the world comes under federal scrutiny as drugmaker Roche makes a last-ditch effort to keep Avastin approved ...

The longest-running breast cancer screening study ever conducted has shown that regular mammograms prevent deaths from breast cancer, and the number of lives saved increases over time, an international research team said on Tuesday.

Doctors and patients have a new tool to prevent breast cancer: A drug that is already approved for the treatment of the disease.

In healthy women, screening for the deadly malignancy actually does more harm than good, a study shows.

Examining cells from a woman's breast milk may help evaluate future breast health, new research suggests.

I had a dream the other night that my cancer diagnosis was a mistake. That it was actually a prank pulled off by a group of college friends who I hadn’t seen for years. And as some dreams go – it was all discombobulated. I was at my college reunion and while everyone was laughing hysterically, I shrank into the wall feeling so betrayed. Then I woke up.

Many women with early breast cancer do not appear to need removal of their lymph nodes, as is often recommended, according to a federally funded study released Tuesday.

A study shows the typical pregnant woman has dozens of potentially toxic or even cancer-causing chemicals in her body.