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Mastectomy Procedure
Currently, the treatment of choice is called the modified radical mastectomy. In this procedure, only the breast tissue and underarm...
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Having a Mastectomy? 10 Insider Tips
Increasing numbers of women are having mastectomies these days. Whether it’s women with large and/or scattered tumors, women who want to... Read more »
More Women Opting for Double Mastectomy: Is It Justified?
A new study published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology online reports that the number of women opting for double mastectomies... Read more »
From Our Sources
Extra Mastectomies Don't Benefit Most Women: Study
Many women who undergo a mastectomy on one breast choose to have the other removed as well, but this preventive measure does not appear to be... Read more »
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 »
What patients don't know about mastectomy can cause breast dis...
Many of the 180,000 women who are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year will undergo mastectomy, and a significant portion of them will be... Read more »
Mastectomies on the increase
According to the Mayo Clinic, the number of U.S. women undergoing mastectomies for breast cancer is rising again. Researchers say the number of... 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 »
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