Maintain a Healthy Weight: “Being overweight, particularly after menopause, increases your risk of developing breast cancer,” say experts at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. “Once the ovaries stop ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and local health providers are sharing valuable information that could help you understand your personal risk of breast cancer — and ...

When actress Olivia Munn revealed in March that a breast cancer risk assessment started a path to her doctors detecting an aggressive type of breast cancer, Munn’s story illuminated an important tool ...

Medicare covers medically necessary treatment of breast cancer. This includes a mastectomy or a double mastectomy, as well as reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare Part A covers ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C) both provide coverage for medically necessary double mastectomies, including reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare ...