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MBCS: Lumpectomy 'Safe' for Young Breast Cancer Patients (en inglés)
Early-stage breast cancer diagnosed in women age 40 and younger has a somewhat worse overall prognosis than early-stage breast cancer diagnosed in older women. Still, lumpectomy followed by radiation t...
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ASBS: Prophylactic Mastectomy Good Even Years Later (en inglés)
Some women who've been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast choose to have that breast and the other healthy breast removed. Removing the other healthy breast is called contralateral ...
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EBCC: Non-Mastectomy Options for BRCA Breast Cancer (en inglés)
Most inherited cases of breast cancer are associated with one of two abnormal breast cancer genes: BRCA1 (BReast CAncer gene one) and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer gene two). Women with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRC...
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EBCC: Contralateral Mastectomy Fueled by Misconception (en inglés)
Some women who've been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast choose to have that breast and the other healthy breast removed. Removing the other healthy breast is called contralateral ...
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Survival Gain Seen with Prophylactic Breast Removal (en inglés)
Some women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast choose to have both breasts removed. Removing the healthy breast is called "contralateral prophylactic mastectomy." In most cases, the ...
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Chronic Pain Common After Breast CA Surgery (en inglés)
About half of women who have breast cancer surgery have continuing pain problems a year or more after surgery, according to a study.
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Unnecessary Mastectomies Called Uncommon (en inglés)
Recent research has suggested that more women are choosing to have mastectomy to treat early-stage breast cancer when lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy is a good option. A study wanted to know w...
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More Women with DCIS Opt for Double Mastectomy (en inglés)
A large study found that the number of women who decided to have both breasts removed after being diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in one breast more than tripled between 1998 and 2005.
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Predictive Factors Point to Benefit from Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (en inglés)
Some women who have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast choose to have that breast and the other healthy breast removed. Usually, the healthy breast is removed because of unders...
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Mastectomy Urged for Recurrent Ipsilateral Breast Cancer After Lumpectomy (en inglés)
For many women, lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy is a good alternative to mastectomy as the first treatment for early-stage breast cancer. A study wanted to see if one surgery option was better...
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