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Chemotherapy Before And After Mastectomy
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A Breast Cancer Patient's Wish List
If I Were Queen of the World: No cancer patient would go through treatment alone. Everyone would have an advocate assigned to them who... Read more »
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: When is Chemotherapy Used...
As a medical oncologist, I recently met with a breast cancer patient and her breast surgeon to determine the best course of treatment for... Read more »
FAQs: Having a Mastectomy
Q. I just found out I have to have a mastectomy. It sounds awful; I’m scared. Help!A. Being told you need a mastectomy is shocking,... Read more »
Sex After Surgery: Intimacy After Mastectomy
Around two million breast cancer survivors live in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is not uncommon for... Read more »
Evaluating Chemotherapy and Surgery for Breast Cancer Treatment
Except with certain types of breast cancer (such as inflammatory); or in certain cases where advanced cancer has generated a tumor so large... Read more »
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Mastectomy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A mastectomy is surgery to remove the entire breast. It is usually done to treat breast cancer.Alternative NamesBreast removal surgery; Subcutaneous... Read more »
Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery, ...
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 »
Mastectomy Plus Reconstruction
Source: Breastcancer.org
Some women decide to have the breast rebuilt, or reconstructed, during the same operation that removes the breast. This is called “immediate... Read more »
Infertility and Chemotherapy: Breast Cancer Treatment Concerns...
During my first oncology consultation, my doctor was explaining the staging of my breast cancer and the best course of treatment when, seemingly out... Read more »
Chemotherapy and Your Nails
Source: Breastcancer.org
Just as chemotherapy affects your hair because of the rapidly dividing hair follicle cells, it also affects your nails. You may see a line in the... Read more »
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