News tagged with preventive mastectomy
Mutation of BRCA gene influences women's views of preventive mastectomy
Women whose cells harbor harmful mutations in the BRCA genes are likely to view preventive mastectomy as the best way to reduce their risk and fears of developing breast cancer, despite other, less drastic options available. ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Estrogen blocker cuts breast cancer risk 65%: study
An anti-estrogen drug has shown a "promising" 65-percent reduction of breast cancer risk among post-menopausal women, according to the findings of a study released Saturday.
Jun 04, 2011 |
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Fertility options move way beyond traditional sperm and embryo banks
The joy of motherhood - to twin boys, no less - more than overshadows Ewelina Saputo's diagnosis of leukemia seven years ago .
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Dilemmas of destiny: Genetic predictors of disease can raise thorny ethical issues
Lila (the patient’s name has been changed) was only in her 20s when she learned that she could be at increased risk for breast cancer. A genetic test had revealed that her mother carried a mutation signaling ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Annual breast cancer screening beginning at age 40 reduces mastectomy risk
Having a yearly mammogram greatly reduces the risk of mastectomy following breast cancer in women between the ages of 40 and 50, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Debate continues on breast ductal carcinoma in situ
Six years ago, Mary Sullivan of Lido Beach, N.Y., underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with a breast abnormality known as DCIS -- ductal carcinoma in situ -- the most aggressive treatment for a lump neither ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Removing 2mm around breast cancer tumors prevents residual disease in 98 percent of patients
Removing an extra two millimetres around an area of invasive breast cancer is sufficient to minimise any residual disease in 98 per cent of patients, according to research published in the November issue of IJCP, the International Jo ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Cancer activist's approach: Real, a bit irreverent
(AP) -- Lindsay Avner is no shrinking violet. She's a bright pink whirlwind, with a closet full of dresses cut from that very color and a cancer-fighting organization she named for it.
Oct 17, 2010 |
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Breast density linked to increased risk of subsequent breast cancer
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have found that patients with a very early form of breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS) who have higher mammographic density may be at increased risk for subsequent breast cancer, ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Coping with genetic predisposition to cancer
Kelly Metcalfe, a professor at the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, focuses her research on a unique population of women faced with some really tough decisions and helps them reach satisfactory conclusions.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Studies identify complications in women undergoing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction
About half of women who require radiation therapy after they have had a mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction develop complications that necessitate a return to the operating room, but pre- or post-mastectomy chemotherapy ...
Sep 20, 2010 |
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