News tagged with breast reconstruction
Type of breast reconstruction impacts radiation therapy outcomes
Nov 20, 2008 |
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For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results ...
Using cotton candy to create bloodflow routes
Feb 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cotton candy has delighted children for a century. Now it may have found a new role: helping scientists grow replacement tissues for people. The flossy stuff may be just right for creating networks of blood ...
Immediate breast reconstruction more common in wealthier, better-educated communities
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Patients appear more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy if they live in communities with higher household incomes, lower population density and more individuals who have gone to college, according ...
Are breast cancer patients being kept in the dark?
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently ...
Breast reconstruction varies by race, study finds
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Latinas who spoke little English were less likely to undergo reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy for breast cancer, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ...
Plastic surgeons offer microsurgery technique for breast reconstruction, tummy tuck after mastectomy
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too.
