Among patients with early-stage breast cancer, those who received breast- conserving surgery plus radiation therapy had improved overall survival after 10 years compared with those who received mastectomy without radiation...
Read MoreMore than two-thirds of women who have had mastectomies struggle with persistent pain, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Breast cancer patients who receive a common local anesthetic...
Read MoreWhile 70% of patients had very low risk of developing cancer in healthy breast, worry about recurrence was driving factor to double mastectomy
Read MoreThe cosmetic results after ‘lumpectomy’ for breast cancer differ for African-American versus Caucasian women, suggests a pilot study published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open®. Despite...
Read MoreThe non-profit organisation is dedicated to providing reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy for women who cannot afford the procedure
Read MorePlastic 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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