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Posted 9:27 AM 5/16/2012

The fountain at Triangle Park in downtown has some color to it.

Dye was added to the fountain Wednesday to announce the showing of "Pretty in Pink", the first movie in the new Fountain Films on Friday series presented by Hilliard Lyons.

But it appears they might have overdone it a (More) • Video (1)

Posted 10:02 AM 5/8/2012

PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix woman has been charged with fraud and theft after authorities say she told people she had breast cancer and needed treatment so she could get money from them to buy breast implants. Police reports filed in Maricopa County Superior Court say 27-year-old Jami (More)

Posted 10:04 AM 5/7/2012

CHICAGO (AP) - Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say. On average, women with breast cancer lived two years longer than (More)

Posted 11:10 AM 4/30/2012

ATLANTA (AP) - A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer Society urge doctors to talk to (More)

Posted 10:45 AM 4/23/2012

Stage 4 breast cancer patient Darlene Grant recently made a video critical of the FDA process for approving cancer drugs.

In the emotional video, the 46-year-old mother talks about writing a lifetime worth of cards for her 11-year-old son, so he will remember her. She goes on to say a (More)

Posted 9:55 AM 4/20/2012

DALLAS (AP) - For years, Katie Sanchez participated in her local Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, raising money annually to honor her aunt, cousin and a male friend - all breast cancer survivors. But when her local race rolls around this fall, she won't be there. She already donated (More)

Posted 10:21 AM 4/17/2012

A recent study indicates that the stress of caring for a spouse with breast cancer can compromise men's immune system, leading to physical symptoms.

Men who reported the highest levels of stress in relation to their wives' cancer were at the highest risk for physical symptoms and weaker (More)

Posted 12:39 PM 4/13/2012

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department plans to partner with other organizations to offer breast and cervical cancer screenings to women who otherwise might not be able to have the tests performed.

The screenings will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at LFCHD's Public (More)

Posted 11:57 AM 4/11/2012

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal appeals court is considering an eastern Pennsylvania school district's efforts to ban breast cancer fundraising bracelets that say "I (heart) boobies!" Easton's The Express-Times newspaper says the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Philadelphia (More)

Posted 10:29 AM 3/27/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers. The court overturned patents belonging to Myriad Genetics Inc. of Salt Lake City on two genes (More)