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When you’re having a mastectomy, one of the decisions you’ll be asked to make is whether or not you want reconstruction. Many women... Read more »
My name is Doug Haberstroh, and this is my wife Keri's breast cancer story. Keri was only 25 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer... Read more »
With Breast Cancer Comics by Dash Shaw It's been five years since I finished treatment for breast cancer, the demon that claimed my... Read more »
What does one do if she experiences major chest pains and medical examinations reveal no heart or BP abnormalities? This is a particularly... Read more »
Cancer-free does not necessarily mean pain-free. Nearly 50 percent of breast cancer survivors live with chronic pain according to a recent... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A biopsy is surgery to remove a sample of tissue. A pathologist examines the biopsied tissue under a microscope to see if any cancer is present.The... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The three major treatments of breast cancer are surgery, radiation, and drug therapy. No one treatment fits every patient, and combination therapy is... Read more »
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chest pain is discomfort or pain that you feel anywhere along the front of your body between your neck and upper abdomen.Alternative NamesChest... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
SurgerySurgery forms a part of nearly every patient's treatment for breast cancer. The initial surgical intervention is often a lumpectomy, the... Read more »
Lung mass, right upper lung - chest X-ray... Read more »