Category Archives: Breast Cancer Surgery

Wendy Freden was diagnosed with stage 1A multifocal invasive breast cancer when she was 44, after feeling a lump in her breast. Now, at 45, she’s cancer free, but getting there took a lot of difficult decisions. In a post … Continue reading

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There are many factors to consider when facing breast cancer, including deciding on a course of treatment and potential surgery and reconstruction, as reported in this media link. Now, a new study suggests the type of surgery used to treat … Continue reading

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A new type of microscope could drastically reduce the number of women having multiple breast cancer surgeries, researchers at the University of Washington claim, in this report from Engadget.com. Until now, there’s been no reliable way to determine whether surgeons … Continue reading

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Women with breast cancer have long faced complicated choices about the best post-surgical course of treatment, as discussed in this column from medical researchers published in The Conversation. One particular concern has been the traditional daily radiation therapy many women … Continue reading

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One in three breast cancer patients under age 45 removed the healthy breast along with the breast affected by cancer in 2012, a sharp increase from the one in 10 younger women with breast cancer who had double mastectomies eight … Continue reading

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Some 20–30% of Australian women feel regret after deciding whether or not to have breast reconstruction. The same research showed the regret had a physiological impact on the women, according to the Breast Cancer Network Australia. A new online tool … Continue reading

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. ‘Breast in a day’ is a treatment approach in which the mastectomy and breast reconstruction happens all in one surgery, rather than the more common multiple surgeries over an extended period, in this report from NBC’s TODAY Show. It’s … Continue reading

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A new device may hold the promise of eliminating an anguishing part of many breast-cancer surgeries: a follow-up operation to remove lingering cancer cells. Surgeons are beginning to use a tool – the Margin Probe – that shows promise in … Continue reading

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