As demand for breast reconstruction for medical or cosmetic reasons increases, an Australian scientist is completing some of the most in-depth research into breast anatomy in 179 years. Katie Gaskin ...

Though, a constellation of factors operate to cause the disease, it is relevant to note that the normal growth of breast tissue depends on certain hormones such as Thyroxin, Prolactin, Estrogen (ducts ...

I received a life-changing phone call July 11, 2019. I remember it vividly. I was sitting in the bathroom, nervous to receive the test results of a regular mammogram, 3-D mammogram (which I didn’t ...

In 2010, more than 300,000 women had breast augmentation surgery to alter the size of their breasts with either silicone implants or saline breast implants. Of those surgeries, 93,000 were breast ...

The etiology of breast pain is multifactorial. An understanding of breast anatomy and physiology is essential to the management of mastalgia. During a breast examination, look for symmetry, skin ...

Meenakshi Gupta has been blind since birth. And yet she can identify what many patients and medical specialists miss: the tiniest lumps in a woman’s breast that could be malignant. One of 30 blind ...

An Israeli woman who was originally cleared for cancer after a routine breast exam says the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy” compelled her to return to the doctor— which ultimately saved her life, the Times ...

"I put motherhood on the back burner while I focused on my media career, and breast cancer forced me to readjust my priorities. I was so angry at myself for not preserving my eggs sooner and giving ...

Surface markings (outline) of the breast on the chest wall. The female breast is perhaps the largest cluster of glands located in the skin, where anatomical and physiologic changes that occur ...