breast cancer

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In today’s Community Conversations, NBC 5’s Vince Sims learns more from the National Breast Cancer Foundation about why breast cancer awareness is important even among men.

A study published in JAMA Network Open showed cancers are on the rise for younger Americans under 50, particularly among women.

Cancer rates are on the rise among younger people. Doctors at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center say 22% of their patients are below the age of 50, and a quarter of those are dealing with breast cancer. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro talked with one patient who has advice to other young women.

Over the last three decades, the breast cancer mortality rate has dropped 43% thanks to early detection, according to the American Cancer Society. NBC 5’s Laura Harris has the story of five women who are all thriving members of what they call ‘the pink sisterhood’ because they caught the disease early.

The mortality rate of breast cancer patients has dropped 43% since 1989 thanks to early detection, according to the American Cancer Society.

MUSE Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound System could redefine the way we fight breast cancer.

Scientists are exploring technology that can kill some breast cancer tumors without patients having to go under the knife.

Join NBC 5 and the American Cancer Society at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of North Texas on Saturday, October 28, at 9:30 a.m. at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington.

Karla Baptiste shares her story of defying the odds four times and raising awareness about breast cancer in Black women and the Sisters Network helping survivors on their journey.

This October, help the National Breast Cancer Foundation raise more than awareness through their fundraising initiatives. 

For many, the annual breast cancer awareness walk has become a celebration of survival and new, plus old, friends.

If you’re planning to go to the annual More Than Pink Walk in Fort Worth, you’ll be in good company. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro says among the walkers will be two women whose journey with breast cancer has evolved into much more than a celebration.

It takes a lot of hard work to graduate and get a degree, especially for a single mom who is fighting cancer. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker has the story.

It takes a lot of hard work to graduate and get a degree, especially for a single mom who is fighting cancer. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker has the story.

After a startling dip in the rate of cancer screenings among Americans during the pandemic, cancer groups now reporting that people are back in the doctor’s office, getting breast and lung cancer screenings at a rate that nears pre-pandemic levels.

After a startling dip in the rate of cancer screenings during the pandemic, cancer groups report breast and lung cancer screening rates have returned to pre-pandemic rates.