Biopsy

Sheryl Simoni had been a runner until her knees gave out — she used to walk around the neighborhood with friends. Darlene Dukes used to work out regularly until fatigue overcame her. Linda Finlay never bothered to put on sneakers, "I don't like to...

HAVANA — Cuba accused the United States of lying about the health and conditions of confinement of a jailed American government subcontractor, and pushed back Wednesday against an apparent U.N. ruling that his 15-year sentence is arbitrary and a...

As Alan Gross neared his third anniversary behind bars in Cuba, his wife gave new details of his deteriorating health and issued an impassioned plea to officials in Washington and Havana to negotiate his release immediately. Judy Gross, who visited her...

Imagine hearing the words "you have cancer." Now imagine learning those words actually weren't meant for you. Doctors say errors in biopsy results happen because the process includes so many steps and goes through so many hands. "Anybody that tells...

She's only 17, but Jessica Chrzan is at the forefront of an effort to do a better job of monitoring a disease that makes her nauseated. Chrzan participated in a University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine study that tested a new way to...

On Feb. 5, 2007, I was getting ready for work when I felt something hard on the inner part of my right breast. Five years before, I had needle biopsies done twice, due to a fibrocystic breast condition on my left breast. Both biopsies came out as benign....

 October is especially busy for radiologist Sheryl Siegmund-Weekly.  Because it's breast cancer awareness month, more women are getting their mammograms, said Siegmund-Weekly, who works at at Avera St. Luke's Hospital.  The mammogram X-ray produces...

Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be a frightening and life-changing moment for a woman and her family. A million things will run through her mind from how she'll pay for treatment to whether her hair will fall out. But at the Women's Breast...

Last year more than 4,000 patients passed through the doors at the Breast Center at Palms West Hospital, which has been providing full screening and biopsy service to the western communities since 2000. "We work closely with many of the surgeons out...

Students and teachers at Rockwood elementary wore pink Wednesday in honor of fourth-grade teacher Christy Hay's treatment for breast cancer.   "Every year the teachers pay $5 to wear a breast cancer pin," Hay said. "When they picked the day this year...

It’s in the quiet moments that no one really talks about. The moment when her husband helped shave her head. The moment when she saw herself in the mirror after her breasts were removed. The moment when the decision wasn’t even a question,...

Niki Zikmund thought she had done all the right things. She got plenty of exercise, breast fed her children, did not smoke and was not a heavy drinker. She was careful with her diet. In fact, she was a leader in the local Weight Watchers organization....