#Women

On average, it took 37 days for mothers-to-be to clear symptoms of coronavirus infection.

Compared with unvaccinated women, the risk among women vaccinated before age 17 dropped by almost 90%.

Language barriers prevent some women from receiving potentially lifesaving breast cancer screenings.

A growth hormone and estrogen exposure could explain why those who experience early puberty are at greater risk.

A Gates Foundation report tracks the pandemic’s global devastation—from health care to equality—and highlights a path forward.

Jennifer Ligibel, MD, is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Keytruda plus chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% compared with chemotherapy alone in certain people.

Dozens of breast milk samples from women with the coronavirus suggest that breast milk isn’t a source of infection for infants.

Women who took this drug in addition to standard chemotherapy lived longer than those who just received standard chemo.

Draft recommendation would ensure more women and Black people meet the screening criteria.

"These studies can help researchers develop new strategies to improve the care of women with the worst outcomes for this cancer.”

Women who are uninsured or can’t get regular medical care are more likely to miss out on lifesaving screening.

Cholesterol-lowering medications were associated with at least a 40% reduction in mortality.

Cancer Health blogger and breast cancer survivor Megan-Claire Chase lives in Atlanta.

The bottom-line message for breast cancer survivors is “move as often as you can, when you can.”

The company has been besieged with lawsuits from people who claim that the product caused their cancer.