Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer patients upbeat on body changes
Body image identity varies among women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer with many rejecting mainstream body shape ideals, research shows.
May 4, 2016
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News tagged with mastectomy
Oncology & Cancer
Is breast conserving therapy or mastectomy better for early breast cancer?
Young women with early breast cancer face a difficult choice about whether to opt for a mastectomy or breast conserving therapy (BCT). This is because there is little evidence as to whether the greater risk of a return of ...
Apr 29, 2016
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Surgery
Good long-term quality of life after 'DIEP flap' breast reconstruction
For women who have undergone mastectomy for breast cancer, breast reconstruction using the abdominal "DIEP flap" provides good long-term quality of life (QOL)—similar to that of women without breast cancer, reports a study ...
Apr 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Media coverage of celebrities with breast cancer influencing rise in double mastectomy
An increase in women with breast cancer choosing double mastectomy may be influenced by media coverage of celebrities, a new study finds.
Apr 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Protective mastectomies that preserve nipple safe for women at high breast cancer risk
Protective mastectomies that preserve the nipple and surrounding skin prevent breast cancer as effectively as more invasive surgeries for women with a genetic mutation called BRCA that raises their risk of developing breast ...
Apr 14, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
More guidelines, uniformity in RT needed following chemotherapy, surgery in breast cancer
Wide variability exists in radiation treatment decisions following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery for breast cancer, according to a review of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z1071, a prospective ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Surgery
Rates of prophylactic mastectomy have tripled in past decade despite no survival benefit
The use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), the surgical removal of a breast unaffected by cancer as part of the course of treatment for breast cancer, has more than tripled from 2002 to 2012 despite evidence ...
Mar 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
More American women opting for mastectomy, study finds
(HealthDay)—More women in the United States are undergoing mastectomies, even though the overall rate of breast cancer has remained stable, a new federal government report reveals.
Feb 23, 2016
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Surgery
Fat injection for breast reconstruction doesn't increase risk of recurrent breast cancer
For women undergoing breast cancer surgery, a technique called lipofilling—using the patient's own fat cells to optimize the results of breast reconstruction—does not increase the risk of recurrent breast cancer, reports ...
Jan 29, 2016
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Surgery
Study finds gaps in patient knowledge of breast reconstruction surgery and complications
A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators has uncovered a need to better inform breast cancer patients about the pros and cons of breast reconstructive surgery ...
Jan 8, 2016
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