Breast Cancer


Surviving — and Thriving — After a...

On National Cancer Survivors Day, Sunday, June 4, the more than 15.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S. and their supporters will unite to celebrate...

June 4, 2017 / 3 min read


Roundup: U.S. Life Expectancy Lags Behind Other...

Although improving, Americans will continue to have one of the lowest life expectancies of any developed nation, a new study projects. American women will live...

February 24, 2017 / 3 min read


Nutrition and Cancer: Diet Tips to Lower...

Many cancers diagnosed in the United States every year can be linked to body fatness, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption or poor nutrition -- which...

February 21, 2017 / 2 min read


Miami Cancer Institute Grand Opening (Video)

A ceremonial ribbon cutting on a picture-perfect South Florida evening officially marked the opening of Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida. The state-of-the...

January 26, 2017 / 1 min read


Battling Breast Cancer at Miami Cancer Institute...

The Baptist Health South Florida News Team talks to Gladys Giron, M.D., a breast surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute, to find out more about the...

January 18, 2017 / 1 min read


Breast Cancer Survivorship: Providing Support Well Into...

Breast cancer survivorship has made great strides over the years. Death rates from the disease have been dropping since about 1989. Currently, there are nearly 3...

November 9, 2016 / 2 min read


More Breast Cancer Patients Opting for Genetic...

If you carried a genetic mutation that increased your risk of developing breast cancer, would you want to know? Increasing numbers of people are answering...

November 2, 2016 / 5 min read


Link Between Alcohol, Lifestyle Factors and Breast...

Lifestyle factors, including body weight, smoking, exercise frequency and alcohol consumption play an important role in reducing breast cancer risks.

October 26, 2016 / 3 min read


Miami Cancer Institute: Delivering Economic Growth and...

As Miami Cancer Institute takes final shape and prepares to open at the beginning of 2017, its economic impact on the local community is already...

October 12, 2016 / 3 min read


Breast Cancer in Women Age 65 and...

Most of these older patients who are diagnosed with the earliest stages of breast cancer do as well as younger women with the same diagnosis.

July 26, 2016 / 2 min read