Surgery soon after failure of drug treatment for epilepsy may lower risk of seizures
Patients with epilepsy who underwent brain surgery soon after failing to respond to drug treatment, but who also continued to receive drug therapy, had a lower risk of seizures during the 2nd year of follow-up compared to ...
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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Fewer women need repeat breast cancer surgeries with new service at University of Michigan
Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist.
Cancer
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Breast cancer survivors suffer musculoskeletal alterations caused by surgery
A research study conducted at the University of Granada –and published in the prestigious American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation–has revealed that the surgery performed on breast cancer patien ...
Cancer
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Early-stage breast cancer patients lack knowledge; may not receive treatment they prefer
According to the results of a new study published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, many early-stage breast cancer survivors lacked knowledge about their disease and were not me ...
Cancer
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Britain reviews data on French breast implants
Britain's health minister said Saturday he has ordered an urgent review of the data used to assess the risks of breast implants made by French firm PIP, after receiving "conflicting" information.
Health
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Кesearchers examine 21-year series of nipple sparing mastectomy cases and find no cancers
A new study suggests some women needing a lumpectomy or mastectomy to treat their breast cancer have another potential option that is safe and effective, say researchers at Georgetown. They say the procedure known as a nipple ...
Cancer
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Breast cancer patients needed for trial to assess imaging technique for mastectomies
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are recruiting women with breast cancer to test whether a technique to image tissue blood flow could help reduce complications after mastectomy surgery.
Cancer
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Radiotherapy after surgery halves breast cancer recurrence
(Medical Xpress) -- Radiotherapy following surgery for breast cancer halves the chances of the cancer coming back over the next 10 years, a study led by Oxford University researchers has found.
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Most breast cancer patients do not have breast reconstruction surgery
Only seven per cent of female breast cancer patients opt for breast reconstruction surgery.
Cancer
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Not all women choose reconstruction after mastectomy; the options are many
It had taken some years for Nicole McLean to embrace her God-given breasts, ample at size H cups. So when, at 39, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and told, despite her adamant protests, that mastectomy was the ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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Radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence
Stockholm, Sweden: A major UK trial has produced firm evidence that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the cancer recurring in the ...
Cancer
Sep 25, 2011 |
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UT faculty improving surgical outcomes for children, cancer patients
Faculty and students at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin are developing ways for cancer patients and children born with facial deformities to make more informed decisions about which ...
Cancer
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Elderly breast cancer patients less likely to get surgery
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester researchers, working with colleagues in York, Leeds and Hull, looked at the records of more than 23,000 women with breast cancer diagnosed in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and North ...
Cancer
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Hypnosis/local anesthesia combination during surgery helps patients, reduces hospital stays
Using a combination of hypnosis and local anaesthesia (LA) for certain types of surgery can aid the healing process and reduce drug use and time spent in hospital, anaesthesiologists have found. The combination could also ...
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Jun 11, 2011 |
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