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Why some women choose a preventive mastectomy
April 10, 2009
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Two New FAQs on Breast Reconstruction and Breast Forms/Prostheses
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertPlease read two new articles on post-mastectomy care:Breast Reconstruction FAQs: What Are My... Read more »
I Chose Saline Implants
By Jeannette Vagnozzi , Health Expert...how I chose saline breast implants after my double mastectomy at age 40. Read more »
On Choosing Radical Cancer Surgery (Elective Double Mastectomy in Today's Washington Post)
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...predilection of women with breast cancer to have a mastectomy, rather than a lumpectomy; or a... Read more »
Health Guide
Breast Reconstruction: Breast Implants
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 I have to make the decision whether to have the implant... Read more »Breast Reconstruction FAQs: Implant After Mastectomy?
...reconstruction: Part of your body (muscle and/or fat) is surgically “rearranged” into the space left by your mastectomy; or part of your body is cut off, moved, and reattached at the site of... Read more »Life After Mastectomy: Breast and Nipple Reconstruction
When I opted to proceed with reconstruction after my bilateral mastectomy, I was unprepared for the number of steps to complete the lengthy process. Once my new breasts were completely healed, the... Read more »Related News
Adjustable Breast Implants
May 05, 2008BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Right now, more than 2 million women in the United States are living with breast cancer. Many of these... Read summary »
More high-risk women opt for double mastectomy
December 07, 2008More young, healthy women who have a familial or genetic predisposition to breast cancer are opting for a preventive double mastectomy, experts say.... Read summary »
What patients don't know about mastectomy can cause breast disfigurement
May 10, 2009Many 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 summary »
Study may tell who will benefit from preventive mastectomy
February 01, 2009Texas researchers say they’ve identified markers that may help doctors identify which patients would benefit from a preventive mastectomy. The... Read summary »
Video: Breast reconstructed with tissue from tummy
October 03, 2008Surgeons at a Philadelphia cancer center reconstructed the breast of a woman years after her radical mastectomy. They removed tissue in a tummy-tuck... Read summary »
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