Breast cancer

Brad Pitt has praised his fiancee Angelina Jolie as "heroic" after she underwent a double mastectomy since discovering she was susceptible to cancer that killed her mother.

The doctor who treated Angelina Jolie has shared details of the actress's three-month journey to remove her breasts and eradicate the risk of breast cancer.

As news broke today that Angelina Jolie had undergone a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she had the BRCA1 gene (a “faulty” gene that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer), my mind flashed back to the day I found out I also carried the same gene. I wasn’t altogether surprised when my doctor […]

Angelina Jolie has revealed she has had a preventative double mastectomy because she has the breast cancer gene BRCA1.

Providing a rare glimpse into the carefully-guarded private life of her family, Sarah Murdoch tells the May issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly why — after much deliberation — she agreed to be photographed with her daughter, Aerin. Though Sarah has spent the better part of her childrens’ lives shielding them from the scrutiny that […]

One of Australia's favourite funny-women, Gina Riley is having treatment for breast cancer and she's encouraging all Australian women to have regular breast =checks.

Most women would do anything to be rid of breast cancer, but British actress Sally Farmiloe-Neville has refused a mastectomy because she can’t bear to lose her “best assets”. Sally, 57, — who starred opposite Bob Dylan in 1987 filmHearts on Fire— was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer in May. She […]

Author Helen Brown recalls the day her doctor told her she would need a mastectomy in this extract from her new book.

A charity has devised a cheeky campaign to encourage women to regularly check their breasts for cancer. The idea is centred on a video and app that uses handsome, bare-chested men to get the important message across in a tongue-in-cheek and memorable way. The free smartphone app, titled ‘Your Man Reminder’ lets users pick their […]

Diagnosed with breast cancer a day before giving birth, TV reporter Sally Obermeder is now in the fight for her life. Any mother knows the rush of bringing another life into the world. No matter the circumstances leading up to it, or the things that transpire after it, nothing can alter the purity of that […]