breast cancer

Doctors are divided on whether blanket testing of breast cancer patients is warranted, since scientists and physicians are sometimes unsure about how to interpret the results.

Some HER2 negative breast cancers are actually “HER2 low” and can benefit from a drug targeting the HER2 protein.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement Thursday. Casey DeSantis' diagnosis was made public in October.

Said Gov. Ron DeSantis: "At the end of the day, she's fought really hard. We think she's responded very well."

Getting diagnosed with incurable breast cancer didn't end this reporter's life — it just marked a new chapter. She and others with the diagnosis have insights that might help you, too.

Speaking at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, where she’s undergoing cancer treatment, first lady Casey DeSantis said funds would go to Moffitt, the Sylvester center in Miami and UF Health Cancer Center.

Senate President Wilton Simpson sent a memo to senators saying it was disappointing to learn of the incident at the office of Democratic state Sen. Tina Polsky, who is being treated for breast cancer.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Casey DeSantis is a "very, very strong woman" as he discussed her breast cancer diagnosis during a news conference in St. Pete Beach.

Dr. Danielle Henry with Orlando Health says early detection and treatment improves outcomes for women and men diagnosed with breast cancer at any age.

There was no prognosis in a statement from Gov. Ron DeSantis, but he said his wife is "a true fighter, and she will never, never, never give up."