
Are More Younger Women Getting Breast Cancer?
As researchers track early-onset cancers, women can take steps to reduce their risk.
As researchers track early-onset cancers, women can take steps to reduce their risk.
Learn about noncancerous conditions and what to do if you have them.
Women can’t control whether they get breast cancer in many cases, but there are steps to take that can improve the odds of avoiding this common disease.
Lumps are often benign but need to be checked out.
Breast cancer is most treatable when caught early, so don’t delay.
Early detection increases your chances of survival.
A UNC breast surgeon addresses some lesser-known truths about breast cancer.
3D mammography is recommended for women whose breasts contain more dense than fatty tissue.
Why are black women's and white women's breast cancer outcomes so different? UNC researchers set out to find out.
Breast lumps can have many causes other than cancer, but you’ll want to get it checked out.
In the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers report that uninsured women under age 65 who received their mammogram at community screening clinics in North Carolina were less likely to get follow-up within a year of a positive mammogram, and had higher odds of missing a 60-day window for follow-up care.
A UNC Lineberger study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment drew upon surveys that assessed health-related quality of life issues for women aged 20 to 74 years who lived in North Carolina and had breast cancer. The analysis was part of the third phase of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study.