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Australian bid to 'regrow' breasts after cancer surgery
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Australian scientists said Thursday they were to trial a revolutionary treatment which would allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.
Women with breast cancer family history may cut their risk through regular workout
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new federally funded University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study aims to learn whether women at high risk of breast cancer can use exercise to meaningfully reduce their risk of getting the disease. Building on evidence ...
Second lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces survival rates
Oct 02, 2008 |
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A majority of women with breast cancer today are candidates for lumpectomy, allowing for conservation of most of their breast tissue. Results of a UC Davis study, however, show that a number of women whose cancer recurs in ...
Additional, specialized radiation not necessary for some women after mastectomy
Nov 03, 2009 |
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After mastectomy, breast cancer patients who receive radiation treatment to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone do not live longer than those who do not receive radiation to this hard-to-treat area, according to ...
More women choosing preventive double mastectomies
Oct 23, 2009 |
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When health care worker Kathy Hajopoulos decided in 2006 to remove both her breasts when she was diagnosed with cancer in one, she became part of a growing class of women making that same decision.
Study examines mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery rates
Oct 13, 2009 |
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There is concern that mastectomy is over-utilized in the United States, which raises questions about the role of surgeons and patient preference in treatment selection for breast cancer. New data from an observational study ...
Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancer
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this ...
Although more older women receive breast-conserving therapy, gaps in treatment exist
Oct 09, 2009 |
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According to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older ...
More women under 40 choosing double mastectomy to prevent recurrence of cancer
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Women with breast cancer who are under the age of 40 and who have women surgeons are more likely to opt to have their healthy breasts removed to prevent recurrence, a University of Minnesota study has found.
More Women Choosing to Remove Healthy Breast after Cancer Diagnosis
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An increasing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have their healthy breast surgically removed, according to a recent study of New York State data. The study also finds that, ...
More women with early-stage breast cancer choosing double mastectomies
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A University of Minnesota cancer surgeon and researcher has found a dramatic increase in the number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer choosing to have both breasts surgically removed.
Mutation of BRCA gene influences women's views of preventive mastectomy
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Women whose cells harbor harmful mutations in the BRCA genes are likely to view preventive mastectomy as the best way to reduce their risk and fears of developing breast cancer, despite other, less drastic options available. ...
Younger breast cancer patients have greater chance of recurrence
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Breast cancer patients 35 years old and younger have higher rates of their cancer returning after treatment than older women patients with the same stage of cancer, and their risk of recurrence is greatly impacted by the ...
Breast asymmetry after cancer treatment affects quality of life, study finds
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Most women with breast cancer assume that surgery to preserve their breast will be less disfiguring than a mastectomy that removes the entire breast.
