Linda Evangelista has revealed her secret battle with breast cancer, saying she has undergone a mastectomy and chemotherapy in a bid to beat the disease — but still fears for her future. The supermodel, 58, disclosed her harrowing health ordeal in a new interview with WSJ Magazine on Tuesday, revealing that doctors first detected the … Read more
Barbara-Ann MacKay was inspired to get a lump examined after her aunt, Audrey Anderson, 56, was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was August 2018, and MacKay, 43, had already been told three years prior that the lump was a blocked milk duct and was forced to wait five weeks for an appointment due to her … Read more
Cancer experts have discovered a grim new trend: Rates of cancer among young people have risen sharply in recent years — even as rates have dropped among people older than 50. The biggest increase occurred among people aged 30 to 39 years, whose rates of cancer jumped almost 20% between 2010 and 2019, according to … Read more
To provide women at a high risk of breast cancer with more frequent screenings between mammograms, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a wearable ultrasound scanner designed to be attached to a bra. The goal is to help women detect breast cancer tumors in the early stages and maximize the survival rate, … Read more
Sarah Ferguson is keeping the optimism alive as she battles breast cancer. The Duchess of York, 63, revealed on the Aug. 2 episode of her podcast Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah that she hilariously nicknamed her breasts following a single mastectomy she underwent recently. She told co-host Sarah Thomson that her left boob … Read more
Artificial intelligence continues to demonstrate its impressive abilities, and now it’s outperforming radiologists. A new study from Sweden has proven that AI can screen for breast cancer as well — if not better — than a double reading of mammograms by two highly skilled radiologists. Additionally, AI can cut the workload of cancer radiologists by … Read more
Suzanne Somers revealed she has been battling a recurrence of breast cancer, more than 20 years after initially being diagnosed with the disease. The 76-year-old actor shared the health update with her social media followers in a message posted to Instagram on Monday. “Since I have been taking time off from work, many of you have asked … Read more
She works hard for her doll-ars. Barbie has a history of shocking price tags, but this was the most expensive one ever sold — auctioned off at Christie’s in Manhattan for $302,500. The bedazzled doll — designed by Australian jeweler Stefano Canturi — features a necklace with a 1-carat pink diamond in the center along … Read more
For years, doctors have sounded the alarm over the link between cancer and obesity. Being overweight or obese raises the risk of developing several different types of cancer, including breast, bowel, kidney and pancreatic. In all, 13 types of the disease were previously known to be associated with overweight body types — but now, that … Read more
YouTuber Grace Helbig has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 37-year-old content creator broke the news Monday to her 2.6 million subscribers in an emotional eight-minute video, stating that she was diagnosed with tumors in her left breast. “At this point, they think it’s stage 2A, but we’re not entirely sure just yet. So, the … Read more
It was an all-paws-in effort. A mom-of-two has her collie to thank for saving her life after she started sniffing her breast. Trisha Allison, 50, from Wilford, England, was lying on the couch one day watching TV when she claimed her 2-year-old dog, Luna, jumped on her chest and smacked her right breast in the … Read more
Oncologists in the UK have developed an AI model to help predict whether aggressive forms of breast cancer will spread based on changes in a patient’s lymph nodes. The research was published Thursday in the Journal of Pathology by Breast Cancer Now and funded by scientists at King’s College of London. Secondary or “metastatic breast cancer” refers to when breast cancer … Read more
Talk about heaven on Earth. A woman believed she went to heaven after what she believes was a near-death experience when she lost consciousness. Courtney Santiago was stressed. She was going through a breakup and one of her friends had died within the span of a few weeks, and the series of unfortunate events took … Read more
Women with an average risk of breast cancer should get screened every other year starting at age 40 — 10 years earlier than previously recommended, according to draft guidance issued Tuesday by the US Preventive Services Task Force. “New and more inclusive science about breast cancer in people younger than 50 has enabled us to expand our … Read more
Black women should be screened for breast cancer eight years earlier than guidelines recommend, new research suggests. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal on Wednesday, the study explored whether 50 was actually the best time to start undergoing mammograms. The international team of researchers found black women are at a disproportionately higher risk of … Read more
While a breast cancer vaccine is not yet approved for widespread use, there are trials underway — including one at Cleveland Clinic, where 46-year-old Jennifer Davis of Ohio was the first person to get the shot in 2021. The vaccine had been in development at Cleveland Clinic for more than 20 years before it finally reached … Read more
A West Australian teacher is urging all women to be vigilant in checking their breasts for abnormalities after an unusual symptom during her third pregnancy led to a shock diagnosis. Kate Grainger was weeks away from giving birth to her third child when she noticed her first lot of breast milk was a discolored pinkish … Read more
Flaunt what you’ve got — or in one woman’s case, what you don’t have. Stephanie Germino, 29, made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy and opted against post-surgery reconstruction — but she’s proud of her flat chest, despite what cruel trolls say. Germino, from Tampa, Florida, has a family history of breast cancer, … Read more
A majority of women are unaware that breast density could increase their risk of getting the deadly disease, according to a study. The peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association questioned whether or not women undergoing mammography screening were aware that breast density is a cancer risk. The study also asked … Read more
Cancer deaths have dropped 33% in the US since 1991, according to new statistics from the American Cancer Society, which is predicting a slight uptick in cancer cases and deaths this year compared to last year’s projections. The annual report — published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians — noted there has been … Read more