- 16 May 2013 10:37 - The Guardian and agencies
- Dr Kristi Funk's account of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy aims to help women understand the preventative treatment.
- 09 Nov 2012 13:28 - Daryl Ilbury
- Some researchers fear it could be linked to an increase in breast cancer in developing nations, writes Daryl Ilbury.
- 26 Oct 2012 00:00 - Di Cooper, Jane Harries, Jennifer Moodley, Rachelle Chadwick, Deborah Constant,
- October is dedicated to breast awareness - an important topic for any woman, especially if she has a family history of breast cancer.
- 02 Jul 2012 21:02 - Sapa-AFP
- A lab test to screen embryos for inherited risk of breast or ovarian cancer is "feasible" but controversy is unlikely to be stilled.
- 07 Dec 2011 20:00 - Staff Reporter
- Postmenopausal women with a common type of breast cancer survived longer when treated with a blend of two drugs rather than just one, a study showed.
- 24 Oct 2011 16:23 - Mia Malan
- Jane Wiles has been living with death for years. And, quite frankly, she is quite bored with it.
- 24 Oct 2011 15:45 - Mia Malan
- This SA woman underwent the same surgery as Angelina Jolie recently faced. In her early twenties Cecile Nel sacrificed her breasts to save her life.
- 30 Jul 2011 06:26 - Marley Seaman
- Federal courts have ruled that human genes can be patented, which could have big implications for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
- 18 Mar 2011 16:26 - Mandi Smallhorne
- New research brings hope for less aggressive and invasive ways of treating breast cancer in patients.
- 09 Feb 2011 15:40 - Staff Reporter
- A US study suggested early stage breast cancer patients who have a small amount of lymph node removed fare as well as those with extensive surgery.
- 14 Oct 2010 11:09 - Staff Reporter
- About one in 10 women in South Africa will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is that it can be cured when detected and treated early.
- 09 Jun 2010 14:35 - Ian Sample
- Clinical trials of a vaccine designed to protect healthy women against breast cancer could begin within the next two years.
- 09 Jun 2010 08:42 - Julie Steenhuysen
- Working with a psychologist to reduce stress can help women whose breast cancer comes back survive longer, US researchers said on Tuesday.
- 03 Jun 2010 10:49 - Kate Kelland
- Genetic differences have a limited role in causing breast cancer and work independently of lifestyle factors such as weight, diet and breastfeeding.
- 17 May 2010 12:34 - Jo Adetunji
- Study finds that women who have five genetic variants are 16% more likely to develop breast cancer.
- 08 Apr 2010 11:45 - Staff Reporter
- Martina Navratilova, who has announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, described the day she found out as "my own personal 9/11".
- 10 Sep 2008 14:25 - Staff Reporter
- The increasing onslaught of cancer in Africa has been largely overlooked and ignored.
