The Better Letter

For years, the focus has been on early detection to improve the cure rate of breast cancer.

Increased bone fractures, incontinence, and now breast cancer can be attributed to vitamin D insufficiency.

The Susan G. Komen Chicagoland Race for the Cure is this weekend and we need your support.

Regrettably, it’s not a rare occurrence. Husband and wife are fooling around and he feels a lump in his wife’s breast. But unlike most men, Patrick McDermott didn’t just let his wife know.

Think of 8 women in your life. A best friend. Your mother. Your daughter. Got them all lined up in your mind? Well, current statistics show that 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer sometime during her life. Think about that for a moment.

At age 34, Lynette Bisconti learned that she was pregnant with her first and only child.

“I am blessed to be here and keep trying to deserve this life,” says Megan Boyle, Evanston resident and 8-year cancer survivor.

Somewhere around mile 6, the first pain set in. The heel, the calf, a small twinge in the knee. Plus, it was cold. And I couldn’t help it, the thought did enter my mind: Why am I doing this?

Casting for Recovery, a Vermont-based nonprofit that provides complimentary fly-fishing retreats to breast cancer survivors, is seeking volunteers to start a community-based retreat for Illinois women.

Less than a month after 11 hours of surgery, Gayl Walder stood strong on her mat.

The hot pink gloves, cleats and sweatbands worn by the National Football League players in the October games to support Breast Cancer Awareness month didn’t diminish their tenacity, stamina or strength.