Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer surgery rates vary greatly in Canada
(HealthDay)—Breast cancer surgery rates vary significantly across Canada, a new study finds.
Jun 18, 2014
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News tagged with mastectomy
Oncology & Cancer
BRCA test results affect patients' breast cancer surgery plans
Women diagnosed with breast cancer often face a crucial decision about the extent of their surgical treatment. Many meet national guidelines recommending testing for mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes, which carry a substantial ...
Jun 13, 2014
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Surgery
Most women who have double mastectomy don't need it, study says
About 70 percent of women who have both breasts removed following a breast cancer diagnosis do so despite a very low risk of facing cancer in the healthy breast, new research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive ...
May 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgeons and health care settings influence type of breast cancer surgery women undergo
Breast cancer is one of the few major illnesses for which physicians may not recommend a specific treatment option. North American women are more likely to opt for precautionary breast surgery when physicians don't specifically ...
Apr 30, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New website helps breast cancer sufferers
A research team at the University of Sydney in collaboration with Cancer Australia and Breast Cancer Network Australia, has developed a new online resource that takes women through the process of breast reconstruction after ...
Feb 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Women with breast cancer gene mutation more likely to survive cancer after double mastectomy
Women who carry a mutation on the BRCA breast cancer gene - and are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer - are significantly less likely to die if they undergo a double mastectomy than those who have only one breast removed, ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Many women suffer persistent pain after mastectomy
(HealthDay)—Although breast cancer treatments have dramatically improved outcomes for women with the disease, ongoing pain continues to trouble many survivors long after they undergo a mastectomy, a new study finds.
Nov 14, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Largest ever study of male breast cancer treatment shows more mastectomy, less radiation than in female disease
University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers used data from 4,276 cases of male breast cancer and 718,587 cases of female breast cancer to show that the disease is treated differently in men than in women. Specifically, ...
Oct 31, 2013
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Surgery
Expansion of VA mammography services impacts care
(HealthDay)—Rapid expansion of mammography screening at a Veterans Affairs (VA) facility has translated to increased clinical volumes and increased time to definitive treatment, according to research published online Sept. ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Health
Different stories play different roles in patients' health decision-making, researcher says
Individuals often turn to others for advice when making choices. Perhaps, it seems fitting then, that individuals would seek out others when they are faced with important health decisions. Yet, health communicators have debated ...
Sep 18, 2013
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