Topic: Breast Lumps

Ultrasound effective at spotting breast cancers

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Breast ultrasounds found 100 percent of suspicious cancers in women under 40 who found lumps or other suspicious areas of the breast, offering a cheaper, less-invasive alternative to surgery or biopsies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.They said targeted ultrasound ...

'Potter' star Maggie Smith recounts cancer battle

British "Harry Potter" actress Maggie Smith fears taking to the stage again after suffering breast cancer, which left her bald during filming of the last Potter movie, she said in an interview Monday.Oscar-winning Smith, who has been given the all-clear after two ...

Actress Maggie Smith recounts cancer battle

British "Harry Potter" actress Maggie Smith fears taking to the stage again after suffering breast cancer, which left her bald during filming of the last Potter movie, she said in an interview out Monday.Oscar-winning Smith, who has been given the all-clear after ...

Maggie Smith recounts cancer battle

Oscar-winning actress Maggie Smith fears taking to the stage again after suffering breast cancer, which left her bald during filming of the last Harry Potter movie, she said in an interview published on Monday.Smith, who has been given the all-clear after two ...
A doctor who was forced to treat herself for cancer while trapped on a South Pole research station for an Antarctic winter is battling a new outbreak of the disease, Australian media said Friday.Jerri Nielsen, whose dramatic ordeal with breast cancer inspired ...