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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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Removing Opposite, Healthy Breast Reduces Risk of New Cancer
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy -- removing the opposite healthy breast -- reduced the risk of developing a new breast cancer in the other breast and also reduced the risk of dying from breast cancer by about 30% for young women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer.
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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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Protective Mastectomy and Ovary Removal Can be Done at Same Time
A small study suggests that prophylactic (protective) breast and ovary removal can be done safely during one surgery.
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Minority Women Less Likely to Understand Comparisons Between Mastectomy, Lumpectomy
A new study suggests that about half of the women having surgery for early-stage breast cancer don't understand how mastectomy compares to lumpectomy and radiation therapy in terms of reducing the risk of the cancer coming back.
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Older Women, Minorities Less Likely to Get Sentinel Node Biopsy
Whether or not a woman has sentinal lymph node biopsy seems to be largely influenced by her age, ethnicity, and insurance status, and not by the relevant disease factors, new research shows.
