There's a troubling rise in breast cancer in women under the age of 50, but there are things you can do to help lower your risk.A recent American Cancer Society report found breast cancer rates in this age group have increased 1.

There has been an increased trend of breast cancer diagnoses in women under the age of 50. Dr. Claudia Tellez joined Good Day Chicago to discuss prevention efforts.

A new American Cancer Society report reveals that breast cancer rates in women under 50 have risen by 1.4% annually since 2012, double the rate seen in older women. Asian American and Pacific Islander women have experienced the largest increase since 2000.

Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient's cells, a new study finds. "For the first time, we're showing that the [aging] signals we once thought were driven by chemotherapy are also present in women undergoing radiation and surgery," said study lead author Judith Carroll .

The American Cancer Society found that breast cancer mortality rates have been dropping steadily since 1989, but in recent years, newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer have been on the rise.

The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that some treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can speed up the biological aging process in breast cancer survivors. Most of us have,