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Surgery to Remove Metastatic Breast Cancer Improves Survival
Women with metastatic breast cancer at first diagnosis who had the breast tumor (the primary tumor) removed lived twice as long as women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who didn't have the primary tumor removed.
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Strength Training Doesn’t Worsen Lymphedema, May Actually Help
A small study found that strength training doesn't worsen lymphedema after breast cancer surgery and actually can help reduce the symptoms associated with lymphedema as well as the risk of lymphedema flare-ups.
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New Imaging Device Shows Promise for Assessing Margins at Time of Surgery
An experimental imaging device may some day offer almost instant analysis of tumor margins during lumpectomy.
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Controversial Microsurgery May Ease Lymphedema, but Long-Term Results aren’t Certain
A very small study shows that lymphaticovenular bypass surgery can ease lymphedema, but the procedure requires special training and is controversial because it may make lymphedema worse if done by an inexperienced surgeon, and it's unclear if the benefits last over time.
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Flying Doesn’t Seem to Increase Risk of Lymphedema
A small study suggests that flying on an airplane poses little risk for bringing on lymphedema in people who've had breast cancer surgery.
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If Cancer Comes Back After Lumpectomy, Mastectomy May be Best Choice
Women who had lumpectomy to treat an initial breast cancer and then had lumpectomy again to treat breast cancer that came back in the same breast had lower survival rates in the 10 years after the second surgery compared to women who had lumpectomy as the first surgery and then mastectomy as the second surgery.
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Arm/Shoulder Problems Common After Breast Cancer Surgery
Most women who have breast cancer surgery have some type of arm problem, even more than a year after surgery.
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Many Women Don’t Understand Treatment Risks and Benefits
Research suggests that many women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer don't understand the differences in risks and benefits between mastectomy and lumpectomy and radiation therapy.
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Women Whose Breasts Look Different from Each Other After Lumpectomy More Likely to Feel Bad
Women whose breasts look significantly different from each other after lumpectomy are more likely to be depressed and feel ashamed of their bodies.
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Senate Bill Would Require at Least 48 Hours of Hospital Care After Breast Cancer Surgery
U.S. legislators are considering two bills -- one on minimum hospital stays after breast cancer surgery and one on federal funding for environmental links to breast cancer -- that may have a big effect on women diagnosed with the disease.
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