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Breast in a Day: Surgery Option for Women Who Undergo Mastectomy

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

. ‘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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After Mastectomy, Focusing on How Reconstructed Breasts Feel to the Patient, Rather Than To Others, is the Next Frontier

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

This report from the New York Times exposes an issue of increasing concern to breast cancer patients given available treatment options of oncoplastic breast reconstruction, including nipple sparing mastectomy. “Our focus has been on what women look like,” said Dr. … Continue reading →

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New JAMA Published Research: Too Many Patients Remove Healthy Breast When No Medical Reason To Do So

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

New research reveals that for women with early-stage breast cancer, misunderestanding the value of surgery lead too many patients to remove a healthy breast when there is no medical reason to do so. Patients were more likely to make this … Continue reading →

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Three Patients Speak: The Truth About Love and Sex After a Mastectomy

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In this story, Cosmopolitan.com spoke with three anonymous women, age 26, 33 and 42, about their relationships with their bodies and their experiences of sex and love after mastectomy. In this candid interview, each woman answers questions about: [1] When … Continue reading →

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Men Have Breasts Too: Male Breast Cancer Patient Spreads Message to Help Others

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Breast cancer is not just a woman’s disease. While 99 percent of breast cancer cases appear in women, about 2,500 men in the United States contract breast cancer every year. Because awareness is scant, men often don’t go to a … Continue reading →

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With Dramatic Rise in Patient Requests for Double Mastectomy, Breast Cancer Doctors Seek to Persuade Women of Alternatives

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Cancer specialists at several major hospitals are working to reduce the growing number of women with breast cancer who want to remove both their unaffected breast and the one with cancer, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. About 20% … Continue reading →

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Cancer Free, But Opting For A Mastectomy: A BRCA Gene Carrier Shares Her Story

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The 2007 story of 33-year old Deborah Lindner, who underwent a preventive mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA gene, recently published in The New York Times. Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness Further Shares Teaching Experience in Armenia

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In this final installment of a 3-part series, breast cancer authority Dr. Jay Harness showcases his recent trip to Yerevan, Armenia, to share knowledge and help educate and perform surgical procedures to improve Armenia’s breast cancer program. In this video … Continue reading →

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