New late-stage breast cancer treatment approved

(CNN) -- A drug that presents a new way to knock out cancer cells was approved Friday to treat patients with a certain type of late-stage metastatic breast cancer.The drug, referred to as T-DM1 during clinical research, will now be known by the brand name Kadcyla, the Food and Drug Administration said in its approval announcement.

Homestead High School Coach shares tale of beating cancer

MEQUON -- Tony Navarre was a healthy local high school teacher and coach, and one day cancer caused his life took a sudden turn for the worse. 

Football bonds nearly blind boy and cancer-stricken father

MILWAUKEE -- Very few things in this world will bring a family to its knees faster than a debilitating medical condition -- but one teenager and his family refused to be blindsided, no matter what life throws at them.

The Elf Run

This race is just in time to work off the turkey from Thanksgiving and it's for a good cause.

CDC: Breast cancer more deadly in black women

(CNN) -- While breast cancer is still the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer among American women, the number of patients dying from the disease continues to decline.

Home pregnancy tests may detect men's cancer

(CNN) -- If you've been near social media or on the Internet, you may be aware of the buzz over posts claiming a teenage boy took a home pregnancy test as a joke, received a positive result, and wound up being diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy as a preventative measure

(CNN) -- Once Sharon Osbourne learned she carries a gene that makes her predisposed to breast cancer, her next move to get a double mastectomy was a "no-brainer," "The Talk" co-host told Hello!

Milwaukee law firm creates human pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness

MILWAUKEE -- In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, downtown Milwaukee law firm Godfrey & Kahn employees came together to create a human pink ribbon on Wednesday, October 24th.

Donation made to Froedtert Cancer Center on behalf of MPD sergeant

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Police Sergeant Sebastian Raclaw is battling abdominal cancer, and recently, hundreds came together to raise cash for Raclaw and his cause.

Help breast cancer research at Bar Louie fundraiser on Oct. 18th

Amy Orlando from Bar Louie stop by Real Milwaukee to talk about an the bar's upcoming fundraiser to support breast cancer research.

Local radio host holds annual mammogram party

WEST ALLIS -- For women over 40, getting a mammogram can be a scary, daunting task, but a necessary one to detect breast cancer.

Medical College doctor receives grant for breast cancer research

WAUWATOSA -- A doctor at the Medical College of Wisconsin is being recognized for her research on breast cancer survivors.

Komen Race for the Cure

It's that time of the year again, time to paint the lakefront pink.

Fountain water dyed pink in support of Komen race

MILWAUKEE -- The water in the fountains at the Milwaukee Art Museum were dyed pink on Monday, September 10th.

58 cancers receive 9/11 fund coverage

(CNN) -- Federal health authorities Monday, September 10th added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people who were exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

Author Judy Blume opens up about battle with breast cancer

(CNN) -- In a detailed blog entry on Wednesday, September 5th, beloved author Judy Blume reveals that she's spent the summer battling breast cancer.