Researchers have found a new screening tool to breast cancer in women that works three times better than mammography at finding tumors in women who have dense breast tissue.

Four studies being presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium in Washington, D.C., say that molecular breast imaging (MBI) could one day be added to conventional mammography in women at a higher risk of developing the disease

Breastfeeding for at least six months may help reduce a woman's risk of an aggressive form of breast cancer, new study has found.

That finding, which comes from a new study published in Monday's advance online edition of Cancer, is based on two breast cancer studies that together included nearly 2,500 women aged 55-79 in Washington state. The group included 1,140 women who had had breast cancer

A cheap drug developed to prevent brittle bone disease is touted as a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer, British and Finnish researchers say.

The drug, zoledronic acid, when used with a common chemotherapy drug, doxorubicin, stops tumors from growing and even keeps the cancer cells at bay after the termination of treatment, the Mail Online reported

A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation released Tuesday said 7 percent of adults in the U.S. tie the knot to have access to insurance.

Experts were not surprised by the finding as the Kaiser report showed the number of uninsured in the U.S., currently 47 million, are increasing in number. Over 8 of 10 uninsured come from families with incomes below 200 percent of the 2006 federal poverty level of $41,000 for a family of four

A genetic anomaly found in families with the rare Li-Fraumeni syndrome, may lead to a blood test to detect tumors early.

LFS is a rare hereditary disorder in which the sufferer has greater susceptibility to cancer. It is linked to the mutation of a tumor suppressor gene, which usually helps control cell growth