Hormone therapy for breast cancer is not the same as hormone replacement therapy at menopause, in which hormones are given to reduce the symptoms that can be associated with menopause.

Radiation therapy is an effective and widely used treatment for breast cancer. While the benefits of radiation therapy for breast cancer are clear, long-term complications related to radiation therapy ...

In this study, researchers assessed the effects of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on incident breast cancer in women from the Sister Study.

Most breast cancers are worsened by estrogens. To combat the recurrence of these cancers, clinicians treat patients with ...

Doru Paul, MD, is a board-certified oncologist and hematologist. He is an associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Breast cancer treatment includes an array of ...

Treatment for breast cancer can come in many forms. In addition to surgery to remove cancerous tissue and radiation therapy, breast cancer is also commonly treated with drugs that are taken orally or ...

In some older breast cancer patients, skipping radiation therapy after they’ve had surgery doesn’t appear to have a detrimental effect on their overall survival, according to a new study. Skipping ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved vepdegestrant, a breast cancer therapy developed by Pfizer (PFE) and Arvinas (ARVN) under the brand name Veppanu. Accordingly, the once-daily ...

How Does Truqap Work in HR-Positive Breast Cancer? Some people with HR-positive breast cancer also have changes in certain genes called PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN. When there is a change in the AKT1 gene, ...

More information on these findings will be presented at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting on June 1. The data come from a new ...

A discovery in mice reveals why fasting enhances a type of breast cancer treatment — a hormone-signalling pathway and gene-expression changes have key roles. Stephen D. Hursting is in the Department ...

When you have breast cancer, your doctor may remove some or all of the cancer tissue through a biopsy or surgery. Then, they’ll order tests of these cells to help them learn more about the cancer. One ...