Nihon University has developed a portable unit to test for breast cancer that can be taken to those without access to a hospital. The handheld detector emits light which is then bounced back and measured, with cancerous cells appearing darker.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yoplait is hoping to raise awareness for its 'Save Lids to Save Lives' effort by painting one woman's house pink. The effort is one way to make the fight against breast cancer a little more personal.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the New Zealand cancer foundation has unleashed bulbous, veiny street art tumours on the unsuspecting people of Auckland, to make people more aware of breast cancer. The accompanying ad shows a tumour growing so large it bursts out of a house.

Cancer Research UK has created an online game called 'Play to Cure: Genes in Space'. Turning sample analysis into a seemingly unrelated game can directly help scientists working to cure the disease.