Breast reconstruction is surgery to recreate breasts after a mastectomy. There are several types of breast reconstruction. Some techniques use implants. Others use tissue from your body (such as the belly) to form a breast. Breast reconstruction can happen right after a mastectomy or much later. You may need multiple surgeries over several months. Overview…
Read Moren a recent study published in the JAMA Surgery, a group of researchers investigated the association between bariatric surgery and breast cancer incidence in women and determined if baseline insulin levels influence the benefit of bariatric surgery on breast cancer risk. Study: Breast Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery and Influence of Insulin Levels A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.…
Read MoreWhether it’s been 20 days or 20 years since your lumpectomy or mastectomy, you’re likely a candidate for reconstruction. More than 70 percent of women who forgo reconstruction at the time of their breast surgery don’t know it’s an option, don’t have access to a plastic surgeon, or are focused and worried about managing their diagnosis,…
Read MoreLife after breast cancer surgery It can take some time to adjust to a new body shape after breast cancer surgery. The swelling and bruising will go down and the scars from your operation will become less obvious. You’ll get used to your new body shape and false breast shape (prosthesis) if you wear one. You’re likely…
Read More1. What is prognosis (outlook)? Prognosis, also called outlook, is an estimate of the course and outcome of a disease, such as the likelihood of it coming back (recurrence) and the person’s life expectancy. After a diagnosis of breast cancer, people often worry about their prognosis but vary in the amount of information they want to…
Read MoreTOPIC: Diagnosis and Surgery TAGS: Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV A combination of surgery and systemic therapy can improve survival more than systemic therapy alone for women diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer with known hormone receptor and HER2 status, according to a study. The research was published in the May 2021 issue of the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology. Read…
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