Prophylactic mastectomy is highly effective. Studies show it reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by 90 percent in moderate- and high-risk women.
Rapid HIV tests allow people to learn their HIV status in a single visit to a testing site, instead of returning days later for results, dramatically increasing the number of people who ultimately learn their serostatus after taking an HIV test.
Charleston mayor Joe Riley says the new trolley service arrives just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Keri Whitehead is an Air Force combat photographer who's fighting against a mortal enemy. The battleground: her body.
Experts agree that early detection is the key to survival, but many can't afford mammograms and do not have insurance.
The group Simply Divine Garden says research shows gardens can improve a caner patient’s emotional and physical well being as well as reduce the stress and anxiety associated with treatment. Help spread the healing by participating in the Daisy Dash tomorrow.
New research suggests eating soy may lower the risk of recurrence in some breast cancer patients.
A link between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy has been established for years. Now doctors are saying that increased risk may be more serious than first thought -- and link it to the deadliest forms of the cancer.
When women are asked about their family history for breast cancer, they often think of the health of their sister, mother or grandmother, but now new research suggests fathers play just as big a role.
Often women undergo a mastectomy when diagnosed with breast cancer. Some choose to have natural breast reconstruction surgery after the surgery. We take a look at what you should consider before opting for the surgery.
Researchers from the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University (MUSC) of South Carolina have won a $1.4 million grant from the US Department of Defense to enhance breast cancer research at MUSC.
A four-year grant, which partners Hollings researchers with a team from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, establishes a breast cancer research training program at MUSC called BRIDGE, or Breast Cancer Research Initiative for Developing Growth and Education.
Thousands of people showed up to Daniel Island Saturday morning, hoping to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Mammograms have been the most widely used form of breast cancer detection, but now most physicians says breast MRIs should be considered as a valuable addition to mammography.
The first ever Illuminate Breast Cancer Ceremony gives survivors a chance to shine all night long
There’s a lot of information about there about testing and risk factors concerning breast cancer so it’s easy to be confused. Today on My News 2, we separate fact from fiction.
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