Common anaesthetic can reduce chronic pain after mastectomy
More than two-thirds of women who have had mastectomies struggle with persistent pain, but it doesn’t have to be that...
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More than two-thirds of women who have had mastectomies struggle with persistent pain, but it doesn’t have to be that...
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To coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wendy Lewis investigates the options available to women seeking breast reconstruction and how new techniques are greatly improving outcomes
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While 70% of patients had very low risk of developing cancer in healthy breast, worry about recurrence was driving factor to double mastectomy
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Breast cancer is one of the few major illnesses for which physicians may not recommend a specific treatment option. North...
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The cosmetic results after ‘lumpectomy’ for breast cancer differ for African-American versus Caucasian women, suggests a pilot study published in the Plastic and...
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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has announced its strong support for the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. Its (more…)
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Plastic surgery is not all about privately-funded elective procedures, as the example of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy shows. This particular procedure also suffers low awareness levels, but new — and new age — initiatives are helping bring it out into the open. Ashley Yeo reports
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