While breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the most common cancer diagnosed in the US, the survival rate when caught early is high. Preventative and diagnostic care is important for all.
Danielle McKean is receiving treatment thousands of miles away from her kids in Arizona after her insurance refused to cover a drug she needed to treat the disease.
Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter
Danielle McKean was forced to seek treatment for her cancer out of state after her insurance denied covering a drug she needed for treatment. Now, a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $100,000 for her expenses.
Breast cancer screening saves lives, but when to start screening hasn't always been clear. While the age to start has been debated in recent years, most experts now agree that women should start having mammograms at age 40.
Dr. Anita Skariah, an internist with UNC Health who treats women at various stages of life, calls women master multitaskers. Skariah said most women she sees all have one thing in common -- they put their health on the back burner.
May is Women's Health Month, but so many women don't prioritize their health.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
"I had no symptoms," said Lorelei Colbert. "I had no idea breast cancer was living inside me."
Destinee Patterson, WRAL multimedia journalist
Lorelei Colbert said her world changed when was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in September of 2020.
The US Preventive Services Task Force is proposing that all women at average risk of breast cancer start screening at age 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, according to a new draft recommendation statement.
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
Motivated by family connections, a breast cancer survivor is advocating for earlier testing and help to pay for care.
After a breast cancer diagnosis, a woman adopted as a child became interested in her biological family.
Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist
Clinical trials are showing an immune response that indicates it might prevent a certain kind of breast cancer.
The Komen Race for the Cure is coming up on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Boxyard RTP.
Since manufacturer Allergan recalled textured implants in 2019 due to a link to cancer, thousands of women with the implants have been grappling with what to do.
Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Reporter
KECSKEMÉT, Hungary -- Inside a dark room at Bács-Kiskun County Hospital outside Budapest, Dr. Éva Ambrózay, a radiologist with more than two decades of experience, peered at a computer monitor showing a patient's mammogram.
Adam Satariano and Cade Metz, New York Times
A new predictive model could reduce overtreatment of women with breast pre-cancers called ductal carcinoma in situ, researchers including one from Duke University say.
With help from family, friends and even thier pup, a Harnett County couple fought cancer side-by-side.
From a young age, 73-year-old Karen Smith of Broadway in Harnett County was aware of her risk of the disease.
Duke and UNC breast cancer researchers now work together to improve therapies as well as work toward a cure.
A Wake Forest woman who was leading up the fundraising effort for Saturday's gala died in January. Metastatic breast cancer took her life at just 42.
Debra Morgan, WRAL anchor/reporter
Enjoy a girl's night out Saturday at Booth Amphitheatre while raising money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
Thousands of runners, dressed in pink, gathered in Raleigh on Saturday morning to race for a cause. The 26th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure began at 7:45 a.m. at the Boxyard RTP after going virtual for two years.
Thousands of runners, dressed in pink, were lining up in Raleigh on Saturday morning to race for a cause. The 26th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at the Research Triangle Park begins at 7:45 a.m.
This weekend, thousands of people will put on pink and lace up their shoes to fight breast cancer.
Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter