Plano resident Debbie Stallings was speechless when the doctors gave her the diagnosis: breast cancer. “I just stood there when he said it. I didn’t know what to think,” she said. Always part of the Susan G. Komen races each summer, Stallings decided to go one step further and find other ways to get involved. [...]

Can breast cancer happen to me twice? In Singapore, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, making up for 29.7 per cent of the detected cancers in the female population. Compared to other Asian countries, Singapore has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer. Read more on AsiaOne

Prolactin blocks oncogene associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer Researchers have found a mechanism by which a hormone responsible for milk production blocks an oncogene that makes breast cancer more aggressive. Read more on Science Daily

Did you know? New results from a landmark women’s health study raise the exciting possibility that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel may help prevent breast cancer. The study is not enough to prove that these drugs, called bisphosphonates, prevent cancer. More definitive studies should give a clearer answer in a year or two. [...]