News: breast cancer

A clinical trial at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is testing a technology developed at University of Utah Health that is designed to kill breast tumors without...

Patients who choose breast reconstruction after a mastectomy face several important decisions. Breast implant surgery or autologous flap reconstruction are two options.

Cathy Hinshaw, now 76, was no ordinary 1950s girl. She grew up playing not one, not two, but three sports—all incredibly well. At college in California, she joined the basketball...

Mammography screening is safe for all women who have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Yet women should pay attention to the timing of their COVID-19 vaccine shots and breast cancer screenings.

Having breast cancer is hard enough. But a new technology called Savi Scout is making lumpectomies easier for patients and surgeons.

With three sets of breast cancer screening guidelines giving conflicting sets of recommendations, it’s no wonder that patients and physicians are confused. A new study shows that adding to the...

Odds are that you know someone who has been affected by breast cancer, but do you know what you can do to prevent it?

Women in Utah are not getting mammograms. We rank 49th in the nation when it comes screenings. 53% women ages of 40-49 do not get a mammogram each year.

The story of a new mother who died from breast cancer discovered during her pregnancy is bringing attention to a rare form of the disease.

In the early 1990s, researchers at the U helped identify the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes after studying numerous Utah families with high incidences of breast and ovarian cancer