Breast Cancer

One in eight women will have breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. For National Mammography Day, we were joined by Dr. Erika Hamilton of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute to discuss the importance of early breast cancer detection.

Robyn Wagner Holtz wiped away tears as members of her Phoenixville community held a drive-by parade over the weekend to show support as she battles breast cancer.

NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante talks to Stavy Verdell, a breast cancer survivor who has discovered telehealth as a new normal. Medical Groups are calling on insurers in Pennsylvania to keep covering telemedicine visits — popular amid coronavirus — in the future.

The Pennsylvania Convention center is stepping up to help organizations who help people in our area. ‘Philly Live’ looks at how the convention center has helped ‘Unite for Her’ with their annual Pink Invitational gymnastics meet to raise critical funds.

A Philadelphia oncologist wants to do more than just treat patients after a cancer diagnosis. Instead, she wants to prevent it before it happens. NBC10’s Cydney Long introduces us to Dr. Jennifer Simmons’ functional and holistic approach to preventing cancer.

Top specialists are at NBC10 answering your questions about cancer and cancer research. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors speaks to Dr. Daniel Silver of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Jefferson and Dr. Eric M. Horwitz of the Fox Chase Cancer Center.

A Florida Woman, Tracy Jackson, and her dog, Chancellor, battle cancer and support each other during their most difficult times.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A Philadelphia area nonprofit Unite For HER is helping women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer navigate their diagnosis with a special care package. And you can help someone in need by purchasing one.

Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...

The Los Angeles Chargers couldn’t hide their glaring shortcoming on Sunday, and the problem became even worse against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams is still dedicated to fighting breast cancer. The star running back, who played college football at the University of Memphis, started covering the cost of mammogram screening for women in 2015 through his nonprofit organization, The DeAngelo Williams Foundation. Since then, the foundation has covered the cost of over 500 mammograms at hospitals...

The artwork on display inside Philadelphia’s Old City Jewish Art Center shows what its like to battle cancer and to be the loved one of those lost to cancer.

October is breast cancer awareness month. NBC10’s Steven Fisher shows you how one city in the Lehigh Valley is already off to a bright start.

Two lawsuits were filed against Allergan Wednesday related to its line of Biocell textured breast implants, which are the subject of a worldwide recall, alleging a failure to warn of cancer risks.

When Charlie Johnson found out she had to go through chemotherapy and would lose her hair, she decided to make her cancer battle beautiful.

Breast implant maker Allergan Inc. issued a worldwide recall Wednesday for certain textured models after regulators alerted the company to a heightened cancer risk with the devices. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it called for the removal after new information showed Allergan’s Biocell breast implants with a textured surface were tied to the vast majority of cases of...

Last September, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill allowing people with cancer to press pause on their federal student loan payments. More than nine months after the law took effect, borrowers still can’t access the cancer deferment. At issue seems to be this: The Department of Education has yet to provide the companies that administer its federal student...

An Oregon man is on a mission to raise awareness to breast cancer by biking across the nation and visiting cancer patients in honor of a late friend.

Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, provocative but preliminary U.S. research suggests. The National Institutes of Health study published Monday isn’t proof, but it bolsters evidence suggesting that too much exposure to light at night could pose health risks. “Evolutionarily we are...

Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, provocative but preliminary U.S. research suggests. The National Institutes of Health study published Monday isn’t proof, but it bolsters evidence suggesting that too much exposure to light at night could pose health risks. “Evolutionarily we are...