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October 15, 2026
For many people with early-stage breast cancer, one of the first big decisions is which surgery to have: a lumpectomy, which removes the cancer and a rim of normal tissue around it, or a mastectomy, which removes the whole breast. Some…
October 14, 2026
If your pathology report says your breast cancer is "triple-negative," it means the cancer cells tested negative for three things: estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and the HER2 protein. That matters because those three are the…
October 13, 2026
October 13 is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, a date that traces back to a U.S. Senate resolution in 2009. In a month full of pink ribbons and survivor stories, the day is a reminder of the people living with breast cancer…