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Mastectomy Treatment
Currently, the treatment of choice is called the modified radical mastectomy. In this procedure, only the breast tissue and underarm...
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Failing As Usual: Double Mastectomies and "Choices" In Breast Cancer...
I read with great interest yesterday's front page Washington Post article about the increase in women opting for double mastectomies when... Read more »
Deciding over Breast Cancer Treatments: Lumpectomy or Mastectomy
I had a flashback to one of the worst parts of cancer treatment recently. No, not the prolonged pain of raising my arm over my head for... Read more »
Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy: Only You Can Choose
Though a diagnosis of breast cancer–-any cancer–is shocking, you’ll find that you’re not allowed to remain immobilized by that... Read more »
On Choosing Radical Cancer Surgery (Elective Double Mastectomy in...
An article in today's Washington Post, "Choosing Radical Cancer Surgery," focuses on the increasing predilection of women with breast... Read more »
Breast Cancer Comics: Five Years After Finishing Breast Cancer...
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 »
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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 »
October 23rd: Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
October 23: Tune into Lifetime tonight at 9 PM for the movie premiere of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy, the story of Geralyn Lucas, author 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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