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Dr. Jay Harness Answers: Will Double Mastectomy Improve Breast Cancer Patient Survival?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In selecting treatment options, more women opt for a larger surgery, a double mastectomy, rather than a more limited and less invasive lumpectomy. In this video, breast cancer expert Dr. Jay Harness answers the question of whether chances of survival … Continue reading →

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Lumpectomy or Mastectomy: Study Highlights Factors Affecting Choice of Breast Cancer Surgery

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

A new study sheds light on social and economic factors that influence whether women with breast cancer get lumpectomy or mastectomy. The JAMA Surgery report reveals a positive, albeit slow-to-pick-up trend: Between 1998 and 2011, the proportion of U.S. women … Continue reading →

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Joan Lunden Shares Emotional Breast Cancer Update On NBC’s Today Show

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Seven months after revealing she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer, former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden has urged all other women suffering from the disease to remain positive about their prognosis. ‘I’ll … Continue reading →

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Why Are Mastectomies on the Rise, Despite the Survival Rate Evidence Against Them

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Buried in last week’s news that double mastectomies don’t improve survival outcomes for women with breast cancer – among the general population, not those with a genetic predisposition to the disease – was another interesting tidbit: Women with early stage … Continue reading →

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Study Reveals Breast Cancer Recovery No Better After Double Mastectomy

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Women having a mastectomy because of cancer in one breast are increasingly choosing to remove both breasts, but a new study finds the decision may have more to do with fear than survival, as reported by NPR News. The study, … Continue reading →

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New Tool Detects Breast Cancer Tissue at Margins, Limits Need For Repeat Surgery

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Nearly 300,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Many choose a lumpectomy to remove the cancerous tissue. A new tool – the margin probe sensor – in the operating room may save women from the need for … Continue reading →

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New Margin Probe Tool Detects Breast Cancer, Limits Additional Surgeries

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Almost 300,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Many choose a lumpectomy to remove the cancerous tissue. Now a new margin probe tool in the operating room may save women from follow-up surgery. Watch this report from … Continue reading →

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Less Is More? Less Invasive Treatment May Offer Better Breast Cancer Patient Results

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Patients with early stage breast cancer who were treated with lumpectomy plus radiation may have a better chance of survival compared with those who underwent mastectomy, according to Duke Medicine research in this report from CBS. The study appears online … Continue reading →

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