breast cancer

Improved treatment options have helped lower the state’s overall breast cancer mortality rate. But there are still significant disparities among racial groups.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A recent study conducted by Novant Health uncovered inequities in who is receiving an annual screening for the…

Former North Carolina Rep. Melanie Wade Goodwin, who was the state's first lawmaker to give birth while holding office, has died at age 50, her husband…

A Surry County woman will soon be granted an early release from federal prison. A judge ordered Angela Beck's release because of her breast cancer and the…

A new study out of Wake Forest School of Medicine indicates that diet could be an important factor in avoiding breast cancer. The research used primates…

Nina Riggs' memoir, "The Bright Hour," was published last summer, just months after she died of cancer at the age of 39. Riggs writes about terminal…

A report from the American Cancer Society shows that the breast cancer death rate has fallen 39 percent since 1989. Dr. Alexandria Thomas of Wake Forest…