When you consider that rates of breast cancer continue to rise in women under 50, per the American Cancer Society, it makes sense to want to do everything you can to prevent it—or at the very least, ...

Breast self-exams are an easy and important way to help keep yourself healthy. By checking your breasts regularly, you can catch any changes early, which can help in finding issues like breast cancer ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer ...

Approximately one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. In recent years, incidence rates of the disease have ...

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida woman who beat breast cancer and a local surgeon are sounding the alarm about the importance of doing self-exams on a regular basis. Isabel Neyra ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – At the age of 33, CJ Ashley felt invincible. He had recently welcomed a baby girl Emma with his wife, and he didn’t have any concerns about his health. “We had just had a kid, ...

Monthly self-checks can be a helpful way to recognize early symptoms of conditions such as cancer. People may benefit from checking body parts such as the breasts, chest, testicles, and skin monthly.

Self-examination behavior varied markedly: roughly 20% reported none in the prior year, while about one-third examined weekly or monthly despite >90% rating checks as important. Nearly half of trial ...