Breast Cancer
Evidence-based information on lowering your risk, getting screened, and finding treatment.
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Breast Cancer
6 Early Symptoms of Breast Cancer That Are Too Easy to Miss
Lumps aren’t the only sign you should be looking for.
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How to Tell If You Have Dense Breasts
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but you might need more than a mammogram to screen for cancer.
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6 Things All Black Women Need to Know About Breast Cancer
And why it’s often up to us to fiercely advocate for our health.
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7 Ways Black Women Can Advocate for Themselves After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Here’s how to get the care you need and deserve.
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8 Questions to Ask Your Doctor If You’re Diagnosed With Triple Negative Breast Cancer
The answers can help you prepare for what’s next.
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Olivia Munn’s Breast Cancer Treatment Put Her Into ‘Surgical Menopause’—Here’s What That Means
Hot flashes, cold chills, thinning hair—SELF’s April cover star is detailing what happened after having her ovaries removed.
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Dating in Your 30s Is Hard Enough—Here’s What It’s Like If You Also Have Breast Cancer
One guy told me, “I just get uncomfortable with needles and doctors and stuff like that.”
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I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at 27. But I Brushed Off My First Symptom for Too Long
Now, I’m freezing my eggs before I undergo chemotherapy.
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I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at 36. Here’s How I Caught It Early
Because I wanted to be a “good patient,” I came close to dropping my concerns.
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What Is a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score—And Should I Get One?
Olivia Munn, who just revealed she had a double mastectomy, said the test “saved my life.”
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Olivia Munn Has an ‘Aggressive’ Breast Cancer That Required a Double Mastectomy
Following a normal mammogram and genetic test, the actor says checking one last risk score saved her life.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Had an Unexpected Reaction After Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis
“It felt like it was a horrible black comedy.”
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Martina Navratilova Shared How ‘Brutal’ Chemo Can Be After Her Double Cancer Diagnosis
“As a top-level athlete, you think you’re going to live to a hundred and that you can rehab it all.”
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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Almost Missed the Screening That Revealed Her Breast Cancer
She was “symptom-free” ahead of her testing and recently underwent a single mastectomy.
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Shannen Doherty Showed ‘What Cancer Can Look Like’ in an Emotional Instagram
The actor was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and she recently learned it has spread to her brain.
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‘Mean Girls’ Actor Jonathan Bennett Explained Why He Gets Screened for Breast Cancer
And he even filmed his mammogram for Instagram.
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Here’s Why Katie Couric Says Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis Is a ‘Teachable Moment’
She shared the news—and emphasized the importance of screenings—in a candid essay.
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Shannen Doherty Shares Details About Her Latest Breast Cancer Development
She was first diagnosed in 2015.
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'America's Got Talent' Singer Nightbirde Has Died of Breast Cancer at Only 31
Jane Marczewski wowed judges and fans on the show.
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Why Black Women Still Don’t Get Adequate Care for Breast Cancer
We asked an expert why this persists.
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Mindy Kaling Served Looks at Her Mammogram Appointment
“Feeling cute in my annual mammogram robe!”
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5 Black Women Share How They Found the Strength to Thrive With Breast Cancer
Here’s how they picked themselves back up.
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I Nearly Skipped the Mammogram That Spotted My Breast Cancer
Getting diagnosed early was so crucial.
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Shannen Doherty Shares Candid Photos of Her Battle With Cancer
“Is it all pretty? No but it’s truthful.”
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I’m a Black Woman Who Survived Breast Cancer. Here’s What I Want Other Women of Color to Know.
Cancer takes a lot, but gives life new meaning too.