New imaging technology helps Stanford Medicine surgeons reduce repeat breast surgeries
By Sarah Williams Stanford Medicine breast surgeons are the first in the country to use a new technology that lights up cancer cells left behind...
Breast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction is surgery to recreate breasts after a mastectomy. There are several types of breast reconstruction. Some techniques use implants. Others use tissue...
Bariatric surgery may protect against development of breast cancer in women with obesity
n a recent study published in the JAMA Surgery, a group of researchers investigated the association between bariatric surgery and breast cancer incidence in women...
7 Things You Might Not Know About Delayed Breast Reconstruction
Whether 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...
Life after breast cancer surgery
Life after breast cancer surgery It can take some time to adjust to a new body shape after breast cancer surgery. The swelling and...
Breast Cancer Prognosis
1. What is prognosis (outlook)? Prognosis, also called outlook, is an estimate of the course and outcome of a disease, such as the likelihood of...
Adding Surgery to Treatment Plan Offers Better Survival for Certain Women Diagnosed With Stage IV Breast Cancer
TOPIC: Diagnosis and Surgery TAGS: Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV [caption id="attachment_970" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Woman hand checking lumps on her breast for signs of breast cancer.[/caption] A combination of...