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Utne Reader Online...“I went to every mastectomy boutique and medical supply store in the city,� Tsang writes on Knitty.com. “There were titties of every shape, size, Grappling With Bad News From Genetic Testing - 05 Apr 2008 Wall Street JournalIn the end, Ms. Queller has a double mastectomy, confident that it will banish the breast-cancer threat, but she decides to put off having her ovaries Mother Goddam - 05 Apr 2008 Guardian,But she survived these betrayals and those of her own body: plastic surgery, a mastectomy, not even a stroke could fell her. And she kept telling "the awful Artist casts 120 torsos and finds unique story for each woman - 05 Apr 2008 Brantford Expositor,...one with the telltale bump of a colostomy bag - and Sarah, who was cast three days before her double mastectomy and later in her new configuration. Transitionz's owner aims to make cancer battle easier - 05 Apr 2008 Florida Times-Union,She has stocked her soothing, tastefully decorated store with everything from wigs to turbans and scarves to mastectomy bras and swim wear. Mastectomy Before Breast Cancer: One Woman's Choice - Apr 1, 2008 U.S. News & World Report,Excerpts: You had a double mastectomy and have decided to get pregnant, through a sperm donor, and have your ovaries removed after you turn 40. Living it up! - Apr 3, 2008 Khaleej Times,...“Just four months post-op from double mastectomy I took on the Arctic Challenge last year. It generated a lot of awareness about breast cancer. Family faces down breast cancer perils - Apr 3, 2008 Tucson Citizen,Her own battle started with chemotherapy, then surgery, radiation and finally a bilateral mastectomy, where both breasts were removed. BB Surf 10: What We’ve Been Reading - Apr 4, 2008 Beauty and the Breast,...to keep an eye on: activists are rallying for health insurance companies to pay for women’s post-mastectomy care, instead of just sending them home. 'Pretty' author defies breast cancer destiny - Mar 31, 2008 USA TodayAt 35, she chose to have a double mastectomy. Queller, who is now 38 and single, plans to have her ovaries removed by age 40 — soon enough to prevent cancer Sheriff Mims Back at Work & Cancer Free - Apr 2, 2008 ABC30.com,That something triggered her decision to have a double mastectomy to have both breasts removed and to start reconstructive surgery at the same time. Facing your mother's killer - Mar 31, 2008 Ha'aretz,Queller, a vibrant 38-year-old television writer currently working on the CW show "Gossip Girl," underwent a double prophylactic mastectomy when she learned Savage Love Online Extra - Apr 2, 2008 PW-Philadelphia Weekly,My wife and I have talked it over, and if she ever (dog forbid) has to go through a mastectomy, there’s no way I will support her having reconstructive Imaging Results Have Little Effect on Prophylactic Mastectomy Decision - Mar 26, 2008 MedPage Today,A false-positive imaging result does not strongly influence BRCA mutation carriers in their choice between prophylactic mastectomy or surveillance, 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 Race gaps seen in breast cancer awareness - Mar 31, 2008 Reuters India,However, the percentage of women who undergo mastectomy for early-stage disease remains high in certain parts of the country, they add. Gossip Girl Writer Redefines Beauty - Apr 2, 2008 Huffington Post,But the prophylactic mastectomy is only half her battle. Within the next two years, she will undergo an oopherectomy (a removal of her ovaries) in order to Many Women Unclear About Breast Cancer Treatments - Mar 31, 2008 Washington Post,MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- Only half the women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer clearly understand the risks and benefits of a mastectomy South Shore Striders take on Avon Walk - Apr 2, 2008 Holbrook Sun,She then underwent a double mastectomy. The decision to have both breasts removed was a joint decision, Capodilupo said. She and her husband, John concluded Lack of patient-provider discussion contributes to disparities in ... - Apr 2, 2008 EurekAlert (press release),Using the National Initiative on Cancer Care Quality database, researchers evaluated 626 patients who underwent mastectomy for breast cancer. Bernice is running in Worthing Race for Life - Apr 3, 2008 Bognor Today,She had her first mastectomy on December 16 and the second six weeks later. After a six-week recovery period, Bernice started four months of chemotherapy. A final message from remission - Apr 2, 2008 New Zealand Herald,Brenna, a personal assistant, began writing a weekly diary in The Christchurch Star last August, chronicling her chemotherapy and her bilateral mastectomy The BRCA Dilemma: Three Resources - Apr 1, 2008 U.S. News & World Report,Bebrightpink.com, a site for very young women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, was founded by a woman who had a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy Shockney Therapy - Apr 1, 2008 Johns Hopkins Magazine,Now she needs a mastectomy. The surgeon has gone to see other patients. A friend, sitting on a nearby chair, cannot offer much solace. 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 Doctors Try to Match Medications with DNA of Patient - Apr 2, 2008 WRAL.com,Breast cancer survivor Celeste McKnight and her doctors faced decisions including whether to have a mastectomy or lumpectomy and which chemotherapy drug to The road less traveled - Mar 31, 2008 Lancaster Newspapers,That your 45-year old sister is doing well 10 years after her double mastectomy doesn't mean I will be doing fine 10 years from now, nor does it mean that I 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, Right dose of help - Mar 25, 2008 Malaysia Star,Doctors told her she could either have a mastectomy or just the lump removed, and at first, she thought she would do the latter. Book Changes the Meaning of “Pretty� - Apr 1, 2008 eFluxMediaMastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. The operation is usually done to treat breast Mid Western Regional Hospital criticised - Apr 2, 2008 UTV,The mother-of-three was originally given the all clear for breast cancer in 2005, but needed an emergency mastectomy a year later. MRI's high false positive rate has little impact on women's choice ... - Mar 25, 2008 EurekAlert (press release),However, this high rate of false positives does not have a major impact on a woman’s decision whether or not to have a prophylactic mastectomy. Spas & Beauty Services - Mar 30, 2008 New York Magazine,But how to handle a double mastectomy? By Sarah Bernard Asa TV writer, Jessica Queller, 38, used to call herself “the ‘WB’ girl.� She’s written for so many Cancer 'falsely detected in scans' - Mar 25, 2008 The Press AssociationMany women made up their minds about having a prophylactic mastectomy operation before undergoing any diagnostic tests, said researchers. Smileys’ fundraising efforts a family affair - Apr 4, 2008 ChronicleHerald.ca,She had a mastectomy, went through radiation treatments ("There was no chemotherapy in those days," she says from her Liverpool home) and beat it. Thanks, Coach - Mar 29, 2008 Tulsa World,Well, for the Crowls, Cobb and her husband, Matt, meant the world to them as Crowl underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy. Doug Crowl said of the Cobbs, Genetic testing can help detect likelihood of disease - Mar 24, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,The Lilburn woman underwent a partial mastectomy and a total hysterectomy. Her sister opted to monitor her health with mammograms. Oprah To Feature Pregnant Bend Man - Apr 1, 2008 New West,He underwent a double mastectomy and started testosterone injections, he said, but kept female reproductive organs. After moving to Bend several years ago, 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 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 Jewish women change their destinies by testing for genetic mutation - Mar 27, 2008 The Jewish Journal of greater L.A,By Julie Gruenbaum Fax, Education Editor "My thinking was I would never get a prophylactic mastectomy," Taylor, 44, said of the idea of removing her breasts Informal help for women with breast cancer - Mar 24, 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. 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! 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. 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 Doctors Hope New Therapies Help Breast Cancer Patients - Mar 29, 2008 Tyler Morning Telegraph,Dr. David Euhus, a surgeon at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Division of Surgical Oncology, spoke about a new method of mastectomy 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 Breast Cancer Risk and Genes - Mar 14, 2008 WSOCtv.com,Studies suggest, for women at moderate to high risk, prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 90 percent. I won’t give into my cancer - Mar 27, 2008 Huddersfield Examiner,Because Lynne, who lost both her mother and grandmother to breast cancer, has recently made the brave decision to opt for a double mastectomy to reduce the 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. Search the web for more resources on Mastectomy |
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