Breast cancer
Healing wheels: 63-year-old skates her way to cancer recovery
Last year, Nongluck Chairuettichai qualified for Thailand's national longboard team - the oldest member ever to join the squad.
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How They Do It: Pink ODI
The Pink ODI at the Wanderers has become an iconic South African sporting event and the stand out fixture on the cricket calendar. Proceeds from the day go to the Charlotte Maxeke Breast Care Clinic with the day itself aimed at raising breast cancer awareness. EWN takes you behind the scenes with Central Gauteng Lions Marketing and Communications Head, Wanele Mngomezulu to find out what goes into ensuring operations on the day run smoothly. #Cricket #ShoMadjozi #CricketSA
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Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection
Radiologists miss about 20% of breast cancers in mammograms, the American Cancer Society says, and half of all women who get the screenings over a 10-year period have a false positive result.
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Angelina Jolie explains 2013 double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie underwent her preventative double mastectomy in 2013 to "improve [her] odds" of seeing her children 'grow into adults'.
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Jennifer Garner raises awareness for breast cancer
The 47-year-old actress has a mammogram scan every October - which is breast cancer awareness month - in order to ensure she isn't at risk of the disease.
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Mathew Knowles mistook cancer symptom for too much gym work
The 67-year-old talent manager is thankful he always wears white t-shirts as he was able to spot specks of blood from his nipple and took himself to get checked out.
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Beyoncé and Solange Knowles test negative for gene linked to breast cancer
Beyoncé and Solange Knowles reportedly tested negative for the mutated human tumour suppressor gene, which can put females at a higher risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer.
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Beyonce and Solange tested for mutated gene following dad's cancer diagnosis
Mathew Knowles has revealed that his famous daughters Beyonce and Solange have been tested for the mutated BRCA2 gene following his breast cancer diagnosis.
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Beyonce’s father has breast cancer
Beyonce's dad Mathew Knowles revealed he has breast cancer during a sit-down interview on 'Good Morning America' that will air on Wednesday.
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In world first, France bans breast implants linked to rare cancer
The ban covers certain types of implants with a textured surface or polyurethane coating.
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Cancer: The global impact
Types of cancer responsible for the most deaths by country and sex, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Pink ODI: Men urged to have breast cancer screening
Dr Sarah Nietz says breast cancer can affect anyone, including men and has urged them to visit the doctor regularly because even a small lump can be dangerous.
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Delivering a baby increases - then lowers - risk of breast cancer: study
By 34.5 years after the birth of the youngest child, the breast cancer risk is 23% lower than the risk in women who had never been pregnant.
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Fish oil cuts heart attack risk, vitamin D lowers odds of cancer death
The results were reported Saturday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions meeting in Chicago and online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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[LISTEN] Lillian Dube: Sucking titties can't cure cancer, but can help detect it
Lillian Dube raised eyebrows recently when she went on live television to tell the public that 'sucking titties' is a good way to detect cancer.
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Topless, singing Serena sparks internet breast cancer stir
In the Instagram video, Williams covers her breasts with her hands while singing a version of Australian band The Divinyls' 1991 hit in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia.
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Gender bias: How cancer deaths differ according to gender
Types of cancer responsible for the most deaths by country and sex, according to the World Health Organization.
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Cancer deaths rise to 9.6 million as populations grow and age
The World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer said the global cancer burden would rise to an estimated 18.1 million new cases this year.
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Kris Jenner encourages fans to have breast checks
Jenner, whose mother MJ previously battled breast cancer, underwent a mammogram and urged others to follow her lead because early detection of the disease can save lives.
