Breast Cancer

How to reduce risk of breast cancer?

The high cost of cancer care in India makes early diagnosis an obstacle for many women. So, what needs to be emphasised on is regular breast examination after 20 and go for a mammography every two years after the age of 50. ...

01:57 PM, May 17, 2013

FTN: Can Angelina Jolie's mastectomy spread awareness in India?

Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk. ...

11:59 PM, May 15, 2013

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy will create awareness among women: Doctors

Angelina Jolie got both her breasts surgically removed after realising she was carrying a faulty gene, passed down to her by her mother. ...

08:46 PM, May 15, 2013

Angelina Jolie underwent double mastectomy to reduce breast cancer risk

Angelina Jolie said that she carried the BRCA-1 gene that increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancers. ...

09:31 PM, May 14, 2013

Living It Up: How to fight breast cancer

Marriage and having first kid at proper age, breast feeding and early detection save women from breast cancer. ...

08:04 PM, Aug 25, 2012

Breast cancer breakthrough: New sub-types found

A landmark new study has found that breast cancer is not one but 10 different diseases, a discovery that could eventually revolutionise treatment. ...

09:24 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Breast milk may help detect breast cancer

Doctors may eventually be able to tell whether a woman will face breast cancer by looking at her breast milk. ...

10:25 AM, Apr 06, 2011

Living it up: Battling breast cancer

Breast cancer is a disease that has transformed urban India in the last decade. The disease is so widespread that it is being called India's silent plague. ...

09:52 PM, Sep 25, 2010