With Breast Cancer Comics by Dash Shaw
For some reason I'd assumed that I'd be going in for surgery the night before the surgery -- like flying into a city and staying in a hotel the night before a big meeting. I had this assumption, now that I think of it, because back when I was nineteen I had breast reduction surgery (I'll allow a moment here for the irony of that statement to pass) and that's what I did: I checked into the hospital the night before with a little suitcase, had a "room...
Despite the tag-teaming of breast surgeons and plastic surgeons, and despite the fact that there were no surgical complications, my... Read more »
I read with great interest yesterday's front page Washington Post article about the increase in women opting for double mastectomies when... Read more »
Q. I’m having a mastectomy, and after hearing about the various choices I have for reconstruction, I’ve decided to have an implant. Now... Read more »
Why do some women get MRIs, and others an ultrasound or nothing beyond a mammogram? Should MRI replace the mammogram as a first-line... Read more »
“Why didn’t my doctor order an MRI?” That’s a plaintive question I see repeated on this site over and over again. Many of you whose... 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 »
When I opted to proceed with reconstruction after my bilateral mastectomy, I was unprepared for the number of steps to complete the lengthy... Read more »
As soon as my doctor recommended a bilateral mastectomy after diagnosing me with breast cancer, she quickly followed with a discussion about... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
The value of breast MRI for breast cancer detection remains uncertain. Some doctors believe MRI can distinguish a breast cancer from normal breast... Read more »
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