The face of breast cancer is sometimes not what one expects. There’s a common perception that breast cancer only affects older women. But each year, about 2,400 men in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer.

Although the type of breast cancer you have plays a large role in its recurrence, it’s not the only factor.

Breast cancer recurrence happens when treatment doesn’t kill all the cancer cells in your breast. Breast cancer treatments are effective, but breast cancer cells can be tricky...

Breast cancer treatment may result in complete or partial remission.

A little over two years ago, I was hunting in the kitchen for a measuring cup. Disoriented, I began to search in the cupboard where I keep plates and bowls (clearly the wrong place for measuring cups). I’m not crazy after all. I was making Funfetti pancakes...

Can immunotherapy treat breast cancer? For certain patients, the answer is yes.

After you get a breast cancer diagnosis, it likely won’t be long before your doctor starts talking to you about lymph nodes. Lymph node involvement is an important part of staging and treatment with breast cancer.

For so many breast cancer patients, radiation therapy can bring extraordinary benefits—top among them improved survival rates and reduced recurrence. But there are also challenges and questions: Why do some people experience a recurrence after treatment? How can we reduce side effects? How can we ensure the right patients receive radiation therapy—and that the treatment works as well as possible?

Fear of breast cancer recurrence is common among survivors — but it doesn’t have to control your life.

Palliative care is a style of medical care that focuses on the care of the person as a whole. A common misconception is that palliative care is meant for end of life only.