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Research Suggests Nipple-Sparing Breast Cancer Surgery Comes With No Added Risk

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Surgeons performing mastectomies can offer a form of the procedure – labeled nipple-sparing mastectomy – allowing women to retain the nipple for use in breast reconstruction. Now, a reassuring study finds that nipple sparing mastectomy doesn’t raise a woman’s risk … 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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Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness Teaches Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy To International Audience in Helsinki

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Following up his speaking appearance yesterday at the International Surgical Week Congress 2013 in Helsinki, Finland, peer-recognized breast cancer expert Dr. Jay K. Harness presented instruction to an international audience of surgeons on Monday, August 26, on the topic of … Continue reading →

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Decisions of Women Facing Breast Cancer Aided By Post-Surgical Photo Examples

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

There was a time when breast cancer was discussed in whispers. Mastectomies, rarely mentioned. Not anymore. On the heels of Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had a preventive double mastectomy, talk of this very personal procedure has never been so … Continue reading →

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The Tragic Inequality of Breast Cancer: Confronting the Gap in Treating Minorities

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Breast cancer afflicts women of all backgrounds, but minority patients still receive worse care than their white counterparts, says Dr. Rache M. Simmons, Chief of Breast Surgery at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, in this column published in The … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Treatment Expert Dr. Jay Harness Speaking at National Conference

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Dr. Jay K. Harness, a peer-recognized breast cancer surgeon, will be speaking tomorrow, July 20, at Breast Cancer Coordinated Care, otherwise known as BC3, an interdisciplinary medical conference hosted in Washington, DC. Dr. Harness will speak on the topic of … Continue reading →

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Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Breast Cancer Surgeon Restores Hope

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The public discussion of breast cancer prevention and treatment often overlooks a topic of importance to women – the physical and emotional impact created through the loss of a breast. Any woman’s life changes when she hears the words, “you … Continue reading →

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21-Years of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Cases with No Recurrence of Breast Cancer

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Women needing a lumpectomy or mastectomy to treat their breast cancer also have a procedure known as a nipple sparing mastectomy as a safe surgical option, confirmed by a newly released study from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. Nipple … Continue reading →

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