Mastectomy

If you see a spunky gal stepping lively down Kenneth Road, it could be Theresa "Terri" Ulbricht. The Glendale resident is training for a marathon and a half in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on Sept. 11 and 12 in Santa Barbara, and in New York Oct....

The Tacoma Breast Cancer Resource Center is a place that offered free support services, information, classes — even wigs — where women were taught to fight the disease. But now the center is having to fight to survive itself. Since the middle...

Joanne Jackson, a 40-year-old mother of two, recently had a photo shoot to commemorate her winning the ultimate battle with breast cancer. During the shoot she proudly showed her mastectomy scar. Jackson then decided to post the photos on Facebook. But...

Helen was the name given to her by her parents, but Sally was the name by which she introduced herself to her future husband. Helen Devilbiss, who was born in Hanover, Pa., and raised in Westminster, Md., met Ellis Jones at Rainbow Roller Rink near...

How far would you go to get something you so badly wanted? Would you go as low as faking cancer? One chick in Arizona did. 27-year-old Jami Lynn Toler told her former boss, former coworkers and even her family she needed a double mastectomy and breast...

MESA, AZ - 27-year-old Jami Toler allegedly told her workmates she had breast cancer and no insurance, and desperately needed money for a double mastectomy. So her colleagues at Hallmark Hospice in Mesa donated to Jami's cause, responding to the...

There was no way to keep Jennifer Lambert away from the OC Marathon this weekend. Lambert will work at a water station in Sunday's race, which includes a full and half-marathon, passing out water and no doubt encouraging everyone along the way. On...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- After a years-long struggle to conceive, E! News host Giuiana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic are expecting a baby via gestational surrogate. "We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," Giuliana, 37, told E! News....

Brachytherapy is an increasingly popular option for women with early-stage breast cancer. After a lumpectomy to remove abnormal tissue, doctors insert either a series of tubes or a catheter attached to a small balloon into the breast. A radioactive source...

Newport Beach Mayor Nancy Gardner read to a group of about 20 toddlers, preschoolers and babies Wednesday morning at the Corona del Mar library branch as part of a celebration of National Library Week. She discussed favorite animals and the importance of...

Bill and Giuliana Rancic, whose struggles with fertility have been well documented on their reality show, "Giuliana & Bill," had some good news to share Monday: They're expecting a baby. "It's incredible," Giuliana said on the "Today" show. "We've been...

There was a lot to learn Saturday at the 29th annual Waynesboro Hospital Health Fair. About 1,400 people attended the health fair to take advantage of the more than 40 exhibitors and screening areas that filled the Waynesboro Area Senior High School...