Information and opinions on Breast Cancer from miaa at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/183643 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/183643/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/183643 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/183643/77338/marching Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:52:23 -0400 miaa Hello, Folks...My grandmother had one of the first radical mastectomies, in 1937. in Des Moines, by a doctor who studied with the Mayo brothers, in Rochester Minnesota. He removed her left breast. She never had a recurrence, and lived to be 66 years old. She passed away from unrelated illness. I am so pleased to see that we are making great progress in medicine, especially breast cancer. The battle needs to continue..and needs to get... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/183643/77338/marching