Alison Hall is sharing an inspiring health update a little more than two weeks after getting a double mastectomy. The Inside Edition host—who was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer in October ahead ...

Breast cancer surgeons have tended not to push patients towards bilateral mastectomy, since data have long shown that the complete removal of both breasts doesn’t improve survival. New data from a ...

That's the sound I heard in my head for years, every time I looked at myself braless in the mirror or worked up enough courage to give myself a breast self-exam in the shower. It was the tick of what ...

Genetic testing can be both a boon and a curse, experts say, since more information often means more, and often confusing, options. Genes can be remarkably loose-lipped. Mutations can expose hidden ...

Kathy Bates is getting candid about her cancer journey. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 at age 64 and undergoing a double mastectomy, the American Horror Story alum opted not to have ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nobody is ever ready to hear the words "you have cancer." For Nancy Hutson, she says knowing her family history of breast cancer, she made sure she remained vigilant about ...

Medicare covers medically necessary treatment of breast cancer. This includes a mastectomy or a double mastectomy, as well as reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare Part A covers ...