breast cancer

Jun 27, 2025
Half of all women need more than a mammogram to detect breast cancer. Insurers won't always pay for it.
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More than two dozen states now have laws requiring health insurance plans to cover the tests. Now, Congress may get involved, too.
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Apr 28, 2014
What can the NBA do about unwanted owners?
We look at why breast-cancer survivors have a high rate of long-term unemployment. And, a look at the markets in the week ahead.
Apr 28, 2014
Breast-cancer survivors and long-term unemployment
University of Michigan researchers say the rate can be 30 percent or higher several years after treatment.
May 14, 2013
The cost of Angelina Jolie’s cancer testing? More than $4,000
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy is likely to boost demand for a medical test that determines the probability of breast cancer. That test is currently available from just one company, Myriad Genetics, which charges more than $4,000.
Feb 3, 2012
Komen Foundation does a 180
After a huge outcry, the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation says it will not cut funding to Planned Parenthood. But Komen may not be able to reverse the damage it has done to its organization.
Jun 1, 2010
Breast cancer vaccine shows promise
American scientists say they have developed a vaccine that has prevented breast cancer from developing in mice. Their findings are published in the…
Apr 29, 2010
Controversy over KFC pink buckets
Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a campaign to fight breast cancer with big pink buckets of chicken….

breast cancer

Half of all women need more than a mammogram to detect breast cancer. Insurers won't always pay for it.

What can the NBA do about unwanted owners?

Breast-cancer survivors and long-term unemployment

The cost of Angelina Jolie’s cancer testing? More than $4,000

Komen Foundation does a 180

Breast cancer vaccine shows promise

Controversy over KFC pink buckets