BREAST CANCER

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a disease that affects 1 in 8 women in the United States.

While some doctors suggest getting a mammogram starting at the age of 40, one Central Florida breast cancer foundation disagrees.

It's the little moments in life, like playing with her 2-year-old son, that Dahlia McDonald no longer takes for granted after doctors diagnosed her with stage III breast cancer.

Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha is making sure women across Central Florida are staying healthy, which is why they are providing free mammograms this weekend.

Breast cancer survivors are advocating for more people to take part in a program promoting plant-based diets, daily exercise and mindfulness.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Triple-negative breast cancer is a rare form of breast cancer, making up just 15% of cases, but it’s also one of the most aggressive. Now, a first-of-its-kind study at the Cleveland Clinic hopes to uncover a possible vaccine. READ: New treatments for breast cancer being used in Central FloridaIt’s all a very early, Phase 1 trial, so there are still many steps ahead; but success here could lead to more advanced trials of a new and powerful weapon against breast cancer. Researchers are testing an FDA-approved drug that targets a protein found in the majority of triple-negative breast cancers. READ: Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 9 things to watch out forIn an initial study of mice in 2011, the drug kept existing tumors from growing and new ones from forming.

Breast cancer awareness is abundant, as it well should be, but what we don't talk about often enough is breast cancer in men.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that his wife was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, prompting an outpouring of support from state leaders across the political spectrum.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

It’s commonly known that vitamin D helps maintain strong bones, helps the body absorb calcium and can improve heart health. But a recent study indicates vitamin D — specifically, vitamin D3 — can even help reduce the risk of breast cancer.

When actress Angelina Jolie found out she had a mutation in her BRCA1 gene that sharply increased her risk of developing breast cancer, she took the aggressive approach of having a preventive double mastectomy. Later, she also had her ovaries removed.

If you’ve heard of cancer, you’ve heard of breast cancer -- in fact, it’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women.

For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?

For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved.

ORLANDO, Fla. – At 68, Carol Henrion, has found a new passion for rowing. And after six rounds of chemo and 25 rounds of radiation, Carol said she feels better than ever. “I’m walking almost 10,000 steps a day plus rowing sometimes 10,000 meters a day,” Henrion said. It’s a worldwide virtual competition where participants row away for one month and complete as many meters as possible. She goes, ‘Let me just try it.’”Henrion tried and surpassed her own expectations, rowing 167,833 meters.

For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?

We realize the questions above are quite personal. But we’ll ask, for anyone who might be open to sharing: How did you learn of your breast cancer?

These days, it’s pretty rare not to know someone who has struggled with cancer, especially breast cancer.

These days, it’s pretty rare not to know someone who has struggled with cancer, especially breast cancer.