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Informal help for women with breast cancer - 25 Mar 2008
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,The group, which is also open to women facing the possibility of mastectomy and reconstruction, is holding its next meeting tomorrow night.
Genetic testing can help detect likelihood of disease - 25 Mar 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The Lilburn woman underwent a partial mastectomy and a total hysterectomy. Her sister opted to monitor her health with mammograms.
Cancer coaches: Cancer treatment choices often overwhelming ... - 25 Mar 2008
Orangeburg Times Democrat,Doctors told her she could either have a mastectomy or just the lump removed, and at first, she thought she would do the latter.
SUSAN AGER - 25 Mar 2008
Detroit Free Press,She was 4 when her mother was diagnosed and had a mastectomy, but Amy wouldn't hear the words "breast cancer" or know their weight until one night,
Local firm's medical products help reshape lives - 25 Mar 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Breast forms, prostheses that come in varying thicknesses, primarily are used by women who have had a lumpectomy or mastectomy. Women with misshapen breasts
The HRT patch being linked to breast cancer - in men - 25 Mar 2008
Daily Mail,The 61-year-old discovered a lump on his breast just five weeks after starting the therapy and has since undergone a biopsy and mastectomy.
Sisters have stomachs removed to survive stomach cancer - 25 Mar 2008
Daily Mail,The girls are fully aware that in starting the screening process, they may have to undergo yet more pre-emptive surgery, such as a mastectomy, or have parts
Celebrity Home Designer Provides Sweet Dreams For Breast Cancer ... - 25 Mar 2008
KSDK,So as she was lying in bed recouping from her double mastectomy she saw an ad for this contest and decided to enter her own story in the form of a poem.
‘I just get on with my life’ says inspiration - 25 Mar 2008
Journal Live,Debra Slesser, 40, not only battled breast cancer, undergoing a double mastectomy to prevent the disease recurring, but after reconstructive surgery last
Filling the need - 25 Mar 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Retired from law enforcement, Sabrina was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy two years ago. Living on a pension, Sabrina has group
‘Don’t panic, be positive’ - 25 Mar 2008
Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion Star,Luckily for the mother of one, the cancer was centralised and doctors were able to remove the lump without needing to perform a mastectomy.
Prophylactic Mastectomy Reduces Risk of Contralateral Disease ... - Mar 20, 2008
DG NewsBy Carole Bullock CHICAGO -- March 20, 2008 -- Women who undergo prophylactic mastectomy can significantly reduce their risk of developing a contralateral
The bosom secret - Mar 23, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,A calendar, a star-studded walk and now a ‘mastectomy line’ – lingerie retailer Dalbir Bains is taking on breast cancer and how!
Mastectomy failure 'unacceptable' - Mar 6, 2008
The Press AssociationThe situation was also condemned by doctors and experts who said that a delay in having reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy had unwarranted side
Cancer survivor shares life through show - Mar 23, 2008
The Daily Utah Chronicle,In a way, she feels more confident with herself showing the public the scars she received after undergoing a double mastectomy, a surgical removal of both
Scars and All - Mar 22, 2008
Chabad.org,Ever since my mastectomy, I have felt so uglyTo me, that stubborn weed is ugly and unwanted. But Someone must love it to make it return year after year,
Mastectomy gave me my world back - Coventry patient - Mar 11, 2008
ic Coventry,Mr Park was responding to the first national mastectomy audit. The report was carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons and the NHS Information centre,
An Open Letter to Dan Savage - Mar 22, 2008
Beauty and the Breast,The fact is, getting implants after a mastectomy is highly risky; complication rates for mastectomy patients are very high. One study shows that 46 percent
Double Mastectomy choice - Mar 5, 2008
WHOI,Studies suggest, for women at moderate to high risk, prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 90 percent.
Breast conservation vs mastectomy - Mar 5, 2008
Health24.com,In earlier years the discovery of a cancerous lump in the breast was very bad news for most women – usually they would have to undergo a mastectomy (removal
Jan Aitken reveals why she chose to have double mastectomy - Feb 29, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,Fortunately, she understood my anxiety and told me she'd support me if I opted for a double mastectomy, which would reduce my breast cancer risk to the
Three Sisters, One Battle to Break a Chain of Cancer - Mar 21, 2008
New York Times,She underwent a mastectomy in June 1991 at age 46. But her two older sisters failed to take the hint. “I was stupid not to go and automatically get a
Red lipstick shines during Smart Talk - Mar 19, 2008
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,Lucas spoke of her experiences as a breast-cancer survivor, which she chronicled in her book, "Why I Wore Lipstick to my Mastectomy.
Congress may act on 'drive-through' mastectomies - Mar 8, 2008
Houston Chronicle,WASHINGTON — It was about 4 pm, and Judy Von Bergen had been vomiting since her mastectomy that morning. She was lying in a hospital bed when a few nurses
A global view of breast cancer - Mar 11, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Once her doctor discovered her breast cancer, and she had a mastectomy, she went on to organize mobile mammograms in her country.
Faster breast reconstruction call - Mar 6, 2008
BBC News,Only one in 10 women with breast cancer is getting reconstructive surgery when they have a mastectomy, an audit shows. National guidance recommended in 2002
Life-saving operation... at a cost - Mar 10, 2008
Independent Online,Now, after having undergone the prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, Brown is struggling to get her medical aid to pay for the
Military Stigmas Treat War Trauma as Admission of Weakness - Mar 14, 2008
AlterNet,Back in 1974, when Betty Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer, mastectomy was still considered a taboo topic, too shameful and frightening to be openly
Health Business Boon - Mar 19, 2008
Bowling Green Daily News,Strode started the business with four types of “pocketed� bras, used by those who have had a mastectomy, or seek to even out, enhance or replace breast
Vital: Staging A Fightback - Mar 16, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,Isobel now admits that after the mastectomy she became a bit obsessed about her lack of breasts. She had silicone implants but her system reacted badly to
Breast cancer study sets world standards - Mar 18, 2008
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,A Norfolk surgeon spearheading a national study of mastectomy and breast reconstruction practices has told how the findings would help set standards across
'I want to be a mommy, not a memory' - Mar 19, 2008
Northwich Guardian,Driven by her love of the four-year-old, Sue made the life changing decision to have a double mastectomy. She said: "It wasn't an easy decision to have a
The Leader Interview..with Rebecca O'Malley, Ballina - Mar 19, 2008
Limerick Leader,The cancer had spread and she had to undergo, not only the mastectomy but also eight gruelling rounds of chemotherapy and a second operation to remove all
Teacher persists in cancer battle - Mar 16, 2008
Glens Falls Post-Star,She needed a left-breast mastectomy. Capozucca, a 36-year-old mother, made the decision to have a double mastectomy. To order copies of staff-produced
Advocates Hopeful That Lawmakers Will Approve Hospital Stay ... - Mar 12, 2008
Kaiser network.org,Congress has been "slow to act" on legislation (HR 758, S 459) that would require health insurers to cover hospital stays after a mastectomy, lumpectomy or
Beverly Biehl of Frisco: Loving yourself - Mar 7, 2008
Dallas Morning News,I met with a plastic surgeon to discuss breast reconstruction options after a planned mastectomy to remove my breast cancer. The option involved taking fat
Optimal Duration of Neoadjuvant Letrozole for Breast Cancer Unclear - Mar 18, 2008
Cancerpage.com,Overall, letrozole was well tolerated and enabled lumpectomy to be performed in more than 70% of the patients, who initially were candidates for mastectomy
Blog: Preparing to go under the knife - Mar 5, 2008
New Zealand Herald,..."I started hormone therapy last month, so the mastectomy is really the last step to being cancer free," she told Christchurch Star reporter Anna Leask
Women with breast cancer left without their curves - Mar 7, 2008
Legal & Medical Magazine,..."We are concerned to hear that few women are being provided with immediate breast reconstruction after a mastectomy as there are clear guidelines that this
New Guidelines Offer Distinct Algorithm for Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)A new section of the guideline explores the principles of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. It defines the options and sequencing of reconstruction
Breast reconstruction surgery - Mar 7, 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,The preliminary findings of the National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit revealed that only one in ten women with breast cancer has access to
Breast reconstruction rates need to improve - Mar 7, 2008
OnMedica,Only one in ten of women with breast cancer are getting access to reconstruction surgery at the time of their mastectomy, despite NICE recommending (in
Tattooists turn scars into butterflies - Mar 9, 2008
Great Reporter...(Courtesy of Damien Deeds) Jane Fox had her mastectomy scar incorporated into a skeletal lizard design. (Courtesy of Jane Fox) Elizabeth chose to have her
Breast check saved my life - Mar 19, 2008
Borehanwood Times,A few weeks after that I had a mastectomy and the results of the cancer was that it was a progressive form. I know that I couldn't have done any more than
The Story Next Door: Humor proves a potent weapon against cancer - Mar 10, 2008
Corvallis Gazette Times,She opted to have a bilateral mastectomy, which meant that she had both her breasts removed. During her irreverent pre-mastectomy “boob ball,� humor was a
Lipstick helps cancer survivor take control - Mar 10, 2008
The News Journal,As she was wheeled into the operating room on the day of her mastectomy, her lips bore a bright red stain. Eleven years later, she’s still wearing that red
Why aren't cancer patients being told their breasts can be saved? - Feb 25, 2008
Daily Mail,Then a friend put her in touch with two women who had had a mastectomy and breast reconstruction at the same time. For Jean, widowed at 41, this sounded
Medical program means more opportunities - Mar 23, 2008
Albany Herald On-line,...“It (MCG Albany) allows me hands-on training,� said Hendry, sitting in the doctor’s lounge in her starched-stiff white coat, after a mastectomy revision in
'Women should not have to beg' - Mar 6, 2008
BBC News,A national audit has shown only one in 10 women have reconstructive surgery at the same time as mastectomy despite guidance that it should be offered to all
Call for faster breast reconstruction - Mar 7, 2008
Nursing in Practice,Only one in 10 women with breast cancer is getting access to reconstruction surgery at the time of their mastectomy, despite recommendations from the
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