Breast cancer survivors who smoke are at increased risk for a second cancer, a new study shows.

Frequent alcohol consumption by teenage girls may increase the chances that they will develop non-cancerous breast disease in their 20s and possibly breast cancer later in life.

Pregnancy may have a protective effect on women who have suffered from breast cancer, according to new research.

Inflammation-related genes that are more likely switched on after pregnancy may be linked to pregnancy-associated breast cancer, U.S. researchers have discovered.

A genetic mutation in the gene known as BRCA1 greatly boosts the risk that a woman will develop breast cancer…

Age, obesity, hypertension and alcohol consumption have been linked to gout in women.