Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since 2008, the rate of bilateral mastectomy among patients with early-stage breast cancer increased, decreased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bilateral mastectomy reduced risk for contralateral breast cancer vs. other surgical options. Researchers ...

For many women facing a mastectomy, surgery can mean more than removing cancer. It may also result in visible scarring and loss of breast sensation. At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, a new ...

Among young women carrying germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants diagnosed with early-onset breast cancer, bilateral mastectomy rates increased substantially over two decades, ...

In the face of a breast cancer diagnosis, women grapple with life-altering decisions. Among these, the choice to undergo a bilateral breast mastectomy – the surgical removal of both breasts – stands ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Bilateral mastectomy as initial treatment for women with breast cancer and a pathogenic BRCA1 variant was not linked to better survival, according to an international analysis. Compared ...

The study sample included 661,270 women; after matching, 36,028 women were included in the 3 treatment groups. HealthDay News — For women with unilateral breast cancer, the risk of contralateral ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It can be devastating to be given a breast cancer diagnosis. Once the shock wears off, most patients want to do what they can to ...

A recent study of female breast cancer survivors shows that feelings toward body image were consistently worse among those who had a bilateral mastectomy vs breast-conserving surgery. “Among younger ...

Sofosbuvir-based therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and malignancies: A prospective study of 143 patients. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting ...

The first-ever direct comparison of breast cancer surgeries shows no survival benefit for women who had both breasts removed compared with women who underwent lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy.